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Sara Daddy

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

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Sara Daddy

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

Email Agent

Pre-School, 6+, Film, Head Writers, Series Developers, Show Runners

Sara Daddy is a deeply experienced writer for children’s programmes, both live-action and animation. She is in demand as a highly organised and efficient Head Writer, working on series for many broadcasters including Disney, BBC, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Milkshake and RTE.

Known for her character driven stories, filled with warmth and humour, she has collaborated with many companies, helping to take series from pitch to screen, especially series based on well-known books and existing IP.

Recently Sara has been concentrating on specials and features, writing the multi-award winning special about grief, Sol, and the critically acclaimed Puffin Rock and the New Friends, a movie based on the beloved Emmy-nominated series. She has recently scripted an animated feature length film for Lupus, which is due for release at Christmas 2024.

Current
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Title TBA
Company
Lupus Films
Notes

Animated feature film in production based on a book IP

Production
Olga da Polga S2
Company
CBeebies
Notes

Head Writer for upcoming second series of beloved children’s property, writer of 6×11′ scripts

Production
Title TBA
Company
Dog Ears/Cartoon Salon
Notes

Head writer for Series 3 of beloved animated property

Production
A Horse Named Steve
Company
Sixteen South
Notes

Development script – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Production
Happy Town
Company
Sky Kids
Notes

Writing episodes for upcoming animated preschool series

Production
Doodle Girl
Company
Studio Meala/RTE
Notes

3×7′ episodes

Head Writer/Screenwriter
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Yukee (2023)
Company
Score Draw Media/CBeebies
Notes

Wrote upcoming episodes for upcoming animated series

Production
Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023)
Company
Dog Ears Ltd/Cartoon Saloon
Notes

Animated feature film based on the Emmy-nominated series. Released in cinemas July 2023 with support from WestEnd Films UK and Screen Ireland

Production
Brave Bunnies S2
Company
Wildbrain
Notes

6×7′ episodes of preschool series

Production
Sullivan Sails (2022)
Company
Distillery Films
Notes

Head writer on new preschool series for RTE. In production, 26×7′ episodes

Production
Silly Sundays (2022)
Company
Cartoon Saloon
Notes

Wrote 4×7′ episodes for new animated series streaming on RTE Jr

Production
Tulipop Series 1-3
Company
Tulipop
Notes

Head Writer on new preschool series from the Icelandic production company of the same name (52×7′)

Production
Olga da Polga (2022)
Company
Maramedia/CBeebies
Notes

Lead Writer, wrote 8×11′ episodes of exciting new live action/animated property, available on BBC iPlayer

Production
Sol (2020-2021)
Company
Paper Owl/S4C/BBC
Notes

22′ animated special, with funding from the first YACF fund award, launched simultaneously on CITV, CITV’s VOD ITV Hub, Channel 4’s VOD service All 4, and Channel 5’s VOD My 5 on 21st December 2020.

Winner: Children’s Award at the Sandford St Martin Awards for excellence in religious and ethics programmes, 2021.

Winner: Best Children’s Programme at the Celtic Media Festival 2022.

Winner: Best Children’s and/or Animation at the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards 2022

Nominated: Prix Jeunesse International Festival 2022.

Production
Mimi's World (2020)
Company
Adastra Development
Notes

Wrote 6 episodes of the new animated series

Production
Molly & Mack S2-3 (2019-2020)
Company
CBeebies
Notes

Wrote two episodes for the second series

Wrote one episode for the second series

Production
Claude (2016-2017)
Company
Sixteen South/Disney Jnr
Notes

Head Writer overseeing 50 x 11′ scripts.

Awards:

Royal Television Society NI Awards 2019
– Winner of Best Children’s/Animated Series

Irish Animation Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Animated Preschool Series
– Nominated for Best Writing (Double Z)
– Nominated for Kids’ Choice Award

Broadcast Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Preschool Show

Production
Clangers S3 (2018)
Company
Coolabi/CBeebies
Notes

1×11′ episode

Production
Biggleton S2 (2018)
Company
CBeebies
Notes

3×11′ scripts

Production
Wildwoods (2017)
Company
Sixteen South
Notes

1×11′ script

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Get Building (2015)
Company
BBC Scotland/CBeebies
Notes

5×13′ scripts

Production
Puffin Rock S1-2 (2013-2015)
Company
DogEars/Cartoon Saloon/Penguin/Nick Jnr/Netflix
Notes

Head writer overseeing 78 x 7′ scripts

WINNER: Best Preschool and Best New Series at the Kidscreen Awards

NOMINATIONS: Puffin Rock has received several nominations, including an Emmy nomination and five Annie nominations.

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Get Sporty and Go Digital (2013)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

6×15′ scripts

Production
Lily's Driftwood Bay S1-2 (2013-2015)
Company
Sixteen South/Nick Jnr
Notes

10×7′ scripts

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Earth Explorers (2012)
Company
BBC Scotland/CBeebies
Notes

8×15′ scripts

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Go Engineering (2012)
Company
BBC Scotland/CBeebies
Notes

8×15′ scripts

Production
The Pajanimals (2011)
Company
Jim Henson Company/Sixteen South
Notes

8×15′ scripts

Production
Driver Dan/s Story Train S1-2 (2010-2011)
Company
3Line Media/A Productions Ltd/CBeebies
Notes

5×11′ scripts

Production
Talkie Time (2010)
Company
Turmeric Media Ltd/CBeebies
Notes

2×6′ scripts

Production
Big City Park (2010)
Company
Sixteen South/BBC/CBeebies
Notes

6×15′ scripts

Production
Nina and the Neurons: In The Lab (2010)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

10×15′ scripts

Production
Same Smile (2009)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

7×15′ scripts

Production
Sesame Tree (2009)
Company
Sesame Workshop/Sixteen South/CBeebies
Notes

4×15′ scripts

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Go Inventing (2009)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

13×15′ scripts

Production
Lazytown (2008)
Company
Lazytown Wntertainment/BBC/CBeebies
Notes

26x scripts

Production
Nina and the Neurons: Go Eco (2008)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

7×15′ scripts

Development
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Title TBA (2023)
Company
Cake Entertainment
Notes

Development work

Production
Yukon, Space Botanist (2022-2023)
Company
Imaginar Film
Notes

Development script – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Production
Florida
Company
Paper Owl Films
Notes

Pilot script for project presented at Mipcom 2021

Production
Development Work
Company
Haruworks
Notes

Bible and script work, adapting books for animation

Production
Development Work (2017-2018)
Company
Sixteen South
Notes

Development of slate for BAFTA Independent Production Company of the Year

Production
Finding Wolfie (2017)
Company
Dog Ears Ltd
Notes

Development and writing of an original animation special

Production
Untitled (2017)
Company
Paper Owl Ltd
Notes

Development of pilot script for new animation

Production
Goose (2016)
Company
King Rollo
Notes

Development of Bible and Pilot script for preschool animation

Production
Puffin Rock (2013-2014)
Company
Dog Ears Ltd/Cartoon Saloon/Penguin
Notes

Development of bible and initial script for Puffin Rock – a preschool animation series. RTS and Kidscreen winner

Production
Lily's Driftwood Bay (2012-2013)
Company
Sixteen South/Nick Jnr
Notes

Development of bible and 3×7′ pilot scripts for pre-school animation series, sold to over 20 countries including UK (Nick Jnr, Milkshake), US (Sprout), Germany (Kika), Australia (ABC) and Sweden. Winner of the Broadcast award for Best Pre-School Show. BAFTA, IFTA and RTS nominated.

Production
My Story (2011)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

Development of preschool history series for CBBC Scotland. Commissioned by CBeebies and currently in third series.

Production
Big City Park (2010)
Company
BBC/Sixteen South/CBeebies
Notes

Pilot script for IFTA and Scottish BAFTA Award Winning series, commissioned by CBeebies for 26 x 15 mins and transmitted in 2010.

Producer
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Lily's Driftwood Bay (2012-2013)
Company
Sixteen South/Nick Jnr
Notes

Development Producer

Production
Same Smile S1 (2011)
Company
BBC/CBeebies
Notes

Producer, 26×15′ episodes

Production
BBC (1997-2007)
Company
Notes

Nina and the Neurons (BAFTA Award Winning series – CBeebies); Springwatch (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies);
Suspect (CBBC); Castle in the Country (BBC1);
Balamory (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies);
Raven (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBBC);
Trading Standards (BBC1 Scotland); @The Edge (CBBC);
Rule the School (Series 1 – 4, BAFTA Nominated, CBBC, BBC1);
The Saturday Show (CBBC, BBC1);
Against All Odds (Series 1 – 3, CBBC, BBC1);
Hyperlinks (CBBC, BBC1); Ukool (CBBC, BBC1);
The Millennium Show (BBC1).

Current
Production Company Notes
Title TBA Lupus Films

Animated feature film in production based on a book IP

Olga da Polga S2 CBeebies

Head Writer for upcoming second series of beloved children’s property, writer of 6×11′ scripts

Title TBA Dog Ears/Cartoon Salon

Head writer for Series 3 of beloved animated property

A Horse Named Steve Sixteen South

Development script – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Happy Town Sky Kids

Writing episodes for upcoming animated preschool series

Doodle Girl Studio Meala/RTE

3×7′ episodes

Head Writer/Screenwriter
Production Company Notes
Yukee Score Draw Media/CBeebies

Wrote upcoming episodes for upcoming animated series

Puffin Rock and the New Friends Dog Ears Ltd/Cartoon Saloon

Animated feature film based on the Emmy-nominated series. Released in cinemas July 2023 with support from WestEnd Films UK and Screen Ireland

Brave Bunnies S2 Wildbrain

6×7′ episodes of preschool series

Sullivan Sails Distillery Films

Head writer on new preschool series for RTE. In production, 26×7′ episodes

Silly Sundays Cartoon Saloon

Wrote 4×7′ episodes for new animated series streaming on RTE Jr

Tulipop Series 1-3 Tulipop

Head Writer on new preschool series from the Icelandic production company of the same name (52×7′)

Olga da Polga Maramedia/CBeebies

Lead Writer, wrote 8×11′ episodes of exciting new live action/animated property, available on BBC iPlayer

Sol Paper Owl/S4C/BBC

22′ animated special, with funding from the first YACF fund award, launched simultaneously on CITV, CITV’s VOD ITV Hub, Channel 4’s VOD service All 4, and Channel 5’s VOD My 5 on 21st December 2020.

Winner: Children’s Award at the Sandford St Martin Awards for excellence in religious and ethics programmes, 2021.

Winner: Best Children’s Programme at the Celtic Media Festival 2022.

Winner: Best Children’s and/or Animation at the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards 2022

Nominated: Prix Jeunesse International Festival 2022.

Mimi's World Adastra Development

Wrote 6 episodes of the new animated series

Molly & Mack S2-3 CBeebies

Wrote two episodes for the second series

Wrote one episode for the second series

Claude Sixteen South/Disney Jnr

Head Writer overseeing 50 x 11′ scripts.

Awards:

Royal Television Society NI Awards 2019
– Winner of Best Children’s/Animated Series

Irish Animation Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Animated Preschool Series
– Nominated for Best Writing (Double Z)
– Nominated for Kids’ Choice Award

Broadcast Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Preschool Show

Clangers S3 Coolabi/CBeebies

1×11′ episode

Biggleton S2 CBeebies

3×11′ scripts

Wildwoods Sixteen South

1×11′ script

Nina and the Neurons: Get Building BBC Scotland/CBeebies

5×13′ scripts

Puffin Rock S1-2 DogEars/Cartoon Saloon/Penguin/Nick Jnr/Netflix

Head writer overseeing 78 x 7′ scripts

WINNER: Best Preschool and Best New Series at the Kidscreen Awards

NOMINATIONS: Puffin Rock has received several nominations, including an Emmy nomination and five Annie nominations.

Nina and the Neurons: Get Sporty and Go Digital BBC/CBeebies

6×15′ scripts

Lily's Driftwood Bay S1-2 Sixteen South/Nick Jnr

10×7′ scripts

Nina and the Neurons: Earth Explorers BBC Scotland/CBeebies

8×15′ scripts

Nina and the Neurons: Go Engineering BBC Scotland/CBeebies

8×15′ scripts

The Pajanimals Jim Henson Company/Sixteen South

8×15′ scripts

Driver Dan/s Story Train S1-2 3Line Media/A Productions Ltd/CBeebies

5×11′ scripts

Talkie Time Turmeric Media Ltd/CBeebies

2×6′ scripts

Big City Park Sixteen South/BBC/CBeebies

6×15′ scripts

Nina and the Neurons: In The Lab BBC/CBeebies

10×15′ scripts

Same Smile BBC/CBeebies

7×15′ scripts

Sesame Tree Sesame Workshop/Sixteen South/CBeebies

4×15′ scripts

Nina and the Neurons: Go Inventing BBC/CBeebies

13×15′ scripts

Lazytown Lazytown Wntertainment/BBC/CBeebies

26x scripts

Nina and the Neurons: Go Eco BBC/CBeebies

7×15′ scripts

Development
Production Company Notes
Title TBA Cake Entertainment

Development work

Yukon, Space Botanist Imaginar Film

Development script – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Florida Paper Owl Films

Pilot script for project presented at Mipcom 2021

Development Work Haruworks

Bible and script work, adapting books for animation

Development Work Sixteen South

Development of slate for BAFTA Independent Production Company of the Year

Finding Wolfie Dog Ears Ltd

Development and writing of an original animation special

Untitled Paper Owl Ltd

Development of pilot script for new animation

Goose King Rollo

Development of Bible and Pilot script for preschool animation

Puffin Rock Dog Ears Ltd/Cartoon Saloon/Penguin

Development of bible and initial script for Puffin Rock – a preschool animation series. RTS and Kidscreen winner

Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South/Nick Jnr

Development of bible and 3×7′ pilot scripts for pre-school animation series, sold to over 20 countries including UK (Nick Jnr, Milkshake), US (Sprout), Germany (Kika), Australia (ABC) and Sweden. Winner of the Broadcast award for Best Pre-School Show. BAFTA, IFTA and RTS nominated.

My Story BBC/CBeebies

Development of preschool history series for CBBC Scotland. Commissioned by CBeebies and currently in third series.

Big City Park BBC/Sixteen South/CBeebies

Pilot script for IFTA and Scottish BAFTA Award Winning series, commissioned by CBeebies for 26 x 15 mins and transmitted in 2010.

Producer
Production Company Notes
Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South/Nick Jnr

Development Producer

Same Smile S1 BBC/CBeebies

Producer, 26×15′ episodes

BBC

Nina and the Neurons (BAFTA Award Winning series – CBeebies); Springwatch (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies);
Suspect (CBBC); Castle in the Country (BBC1);
Balamory (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies);
Raven (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBBC);
Trading Standards (BBC1 Scotland); @The Edge (CBBC);
Rule the School (Series 1 – 4, BAFTA Nominated, CBBC, BBC1);
The Saturday Show (CBBC, BBC1);
Against All Odds (Series 1 – 3, CBBC, BBC1);
Hyperlinks (CBBC, BBC1); Ukool (CBBC, BBC1);
The Millennium Show (BBC1).