James Cary

James is the creator and writer of Radio 4's Sony Silver Award-winning comedy series, THINK THE UNTHINKABLE (4 series) and lead writer on the sketch show, CONCRETE COW. James has written for MY HERO, MY FAMILY and co-written two radio series with comedian, Milton Jones, as well as contributing to a number of sketch shows and children's and animation programmes. His radio comedy series HUT 33 about Bletchley Park intellectuals, starring Robert Bathurst and Oliva Colman, has just been recommissioned for a third seres.

Credits

2008

ANOTHER CASE OF MILTON JONES - Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4
Comedy series co-written with Milton Jones

MIRANDA HART'S JOKE SHOP - Radio 4
Co-writer on 3 episodes

HUT 33 Series 2 - BBC Radio 4
6 part series commissioned and broadcast

2007 MY FAMILY series 8 - DLT
Member of table writing team

HUT 33 - Radio 4
6 part original comedy series commissioned (broadcast July 2007)

RECORDED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES series 2 - Radio 4
Commissioned as major contributor and script editor

2006 HUT 33 - Radio 4
Original pilot comedy commissioned

HOME PLC - Tandem
Sitcom pilot

RECORDED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES - Radio 4
Sketch show commissioned (co-devising and writing)

BITTER AND TWISTED - BBC TV
SItcom pilot commissioned

SHAUN THE SHEEP - Aardman
Animation script commissioned

2001 - 2005 THINK THE UNTHINKABLE SERIES 4 (BBC Radio 4)
4 series of original comedy show starring Marcus Brigstocke and David Mitchell commissioned and broadcast. Winner of Sony Silver Award, 2002 Released on audio CD 2008.

2005 THE CASEBOOK OF MILTON JONES (BBC Radio 4)
6 x 30 minute series co-written with comedian, Milton Jones

2002-2005 MY HERO Series 4, 5 and 6 (Big Bear Films/BBC)
6 x 30 minute episodes commissioned

2004 THE PITS (BBC Radio 4)
Original comedy series commissioned and broadcast, starring Phil Cornwell and Paul Wilcox "...a weekly master class in the art of the sitcom...genuinely laugh out loud funny...delivered at a cracking pace" (Stage)

MY FAMILY (DLT Entertainment/BBC TV)
1 x 30 minute script broadcast

2003 FRONT (BBC TV)
Original sitcom treatment commissioned (with Adam Bromley)

THE HOUSE OF MILTON JONES (Pozzitive TV/Radio 4)
Co-writer of Radio 4 comedy series

KERCHING (BBC Children's)
Commissioned to write 1 x 30 minute script

2002-2003 CONCRETE COW (Radio 4)
2 series - commissioned lead writer on sketch show

2002 FILTHY LUCRE (BBC3)
Commissioned writer for team written sitcom pilot

2001 STITCHED UP (BBC Schools TV)
Script-editing

CULT VIEWING and SHINE ON (Endemol TV)
Development work

2000 INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS DO GRAVITY (Gilded Balloon/Edinburgh Fringe)
Comedy stage show. Also performed at Man in the Moon Theatre 2000/2001

FRITO MISTO (Disney/ABC)
Commissioned to rewrite animation pilot

RATS (Tiger Aspect)
storyline and pilot script for animation project

1999-2000 INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS (Tiger Aspect/Channel 4)
Two pilots of original sitcom

CHUCKLEVISION (BBC TV)
2 episodes

1999 INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS (Edinburgh Fringe)
Comedy stage show. Also performed at the Man in the Moon Theatre, London in 2000 (Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award).

FARMER GEDDON (BBC Animation)
Commissioned to write sketches based on James' original �Farmer Geddon� character

SANCTIFIED DANCE (Radio 1)
Comic monologues for Christmas Eve show

1998 FARMER GEDDON: THE APOCALYPTIC SHEPHERD (BBC 1)
Writer and creator of animation strand for THE BIG END

1997 VIRTUAL NATIVITY
Radio play short-listed for the Woolwich Young Radio Playwright of the Year

Contributor to:

RORY BREMNER...WHO ELSE? (Channel 4)
THE MOTION SHOW (Radio 4)
THE 11 O'CLOCK SHOW (Channel 4)
TV TO GO (BBC 1)
SMACK THE PONY Series 1, 2 and 3 (Channel 4)