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Dan Gaster Writer Television 2021 BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN Expectation STEPH’S PACKED LUNCH Expectation/Channel 4, 2020-2021 THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Series 27-29 for SO/BBC 2, 2020-21 THE COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT Monkey Kingdom THE LAST LEG Open Mike, Channel 4, 2014-2021 MOCK THE WEEK Angst/BBC2, 2006-2021 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU Hat Trick/BBC, 1997-2021 THIEVES LIKE US Black Dog Television 2020 ART DETECTIVES Black Dog Television/Acorn BLACK SAPPER Black Dog Television/Beano CLASS DISMISSED Sketch show for BBC 2019 SCREAM STREET 2 2 episodes for Coolabi 2018 ZAPPED! Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of fantasy comedy series (2 series) Black Dog Television and Baby Cow Productions for UKTV INSERT NAME HERE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Will Ing & Paul Powell) Black Dog Television/12 Yard Productions for BBC2 (4 series) LONDON BELONGS TO ME In development, adaptation of Norman Collins’ novel FABLE Pilot script in development with Baby Cow/Microsoft LAST IN LINE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television / Kudos MY FAMILY AND OTHER IDIOTS Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television, developed with BBC NICE GUY EDDIE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television SINGLE WHITE MALE Sitcom pilot co-written with Rob Colley In development with Black Dog Television 2017 GORY GAMES Lion TV, Series 4 & 5 2016 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW 16 series for SO/BBC 2, 2007-2016 **Winner of Best Entertainment Show at the 2013 BAFTAS and nominated at British Comedy Awards, National Television Awards and the TV Quick Awards, as well as the 2014 BAFTA TV Awards** NOW YOU SEE IT 2 series for Objective Scotland/BBC1, 2014-2016 2015 BIG STARS LITTLE STAR 12 Yard/ITV SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM Writing for host Alexander Armstrong, ITV 2014 8 OUT OF 10 CATS Endemol/Channel 4, 2005-2014 THE GUESS LIST (with Rob Brydon) 12 Yard/ITV. JURASSIC PALISADES Original series in development with Tiger Aspect SCREAM STREET 1 x 11 mins children’s show Coolabi OPERATION DAD Co-Writer with Rob Colley In Development with BBC FIFTY’S THE LIMIT Co-Writer with Rob Colley In Development with CPL THE UNION Co-Writer with Colin Swash. In Development with The Mob 2013 NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS Seven series for Talkback/BBC, 2001-13 PRAMFACE 2 Episodes, Series 2 and 3 Sitcom co-written with Colin Swash Little Comet for BBC3, 2012-2013 LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN CPL/Sky 1, 2012-2013 WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID Maverick BIG STAR’S LITTLE STAR 12 Yard/ITV WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY US Series, CW Network/Maverick 2012 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Five series for Endemol/BBC1 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 MRS BROWN CELEBRITY QUIZ SHOW BBC JO BRAND’S HELP ME I’M HUMAN Hat Trick/Sky 1 THE THICK OF IT Additional Material Series 4 for BBC BABY FACE In development with Princess ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG'S BIG ASK Co-Creator & Co-Writer. 6-part series broadcast from 6th Feb ‘12 Hosted by Alexander Armstrong with online assistant Dave Lamb Black Dog Television / So Television for Dave, 2011-2012 THINK HAPPY Sitcom pilot co-written with Colin Swash, ITV Studios 2011 BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION AWARDS Whizzkid/BBC, 2005, 2007- 2010, 2011 THE COMEDY ANNUAL ITV Studios 10’O CLOCK LIVE Zeppotron for Channel Four COMEDY ROCKS WITH JASON MANFORD ITV 2010 LIFE OF RILEY Co-Writer (two episodes) for Series 3, 2010 Co-Writer (one episode) for Series 2, 2009 Script Editor for Catherine Bailey Ltd/BBC1, 2007–2010 ROBERT’S WEB Series for Objective/Ch4 Hosted by Robert Webb. COMEDY ROCKS Pilot and series for Jason Mumford for ITV 2010 – 2011 RADIO TIMES COVER PARTY BBC, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Co-written with Rob Colley ALPHA MAYALL 1 x 30 sitcom pilot co-written with Rik Mayall for Big Tree Productions/BBC COMEDY ROAST Two series for Monkey Kingdom/Channel 4 WORLD OF SPORT Pilot and Series for ITV4 MIRANDA Punch-up work for Series 2 TV MISTAKES Clip Show for Objective, 2010. 2009 STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1, 2009 ALL STAR MR & MRS Two series for CPL Productions for ITV JOHN CULSHAW SHOW Series for BBC YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING One series for Zeppotron/Channel 4, 2009 FOOD FIGHT Series for Betty Television ARGUMENTAL Tiger Aspect ALAN CARR CHAT SHOW Pilot for Open Mike Productions THE FUNNY SIDE OF… BBC, with Clive Anderson TOTALLY SATURDAY Pilot and Series with Graham Norton for BBC ARMSTRONG & MILLER Toff Media 2008 GIRLS ALOUD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ITV I’VE GOT ONE OF THOSE MYSELF Original sitcom in development with BBC, 2008 ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE Variety show for BBC1 FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Series for Pozzitive/ITV THE NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS Indigo/ITV THE NATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS Indigo/ITV MIRANDA HART’S JOKE SHOP Storylining for BBC2 LAST CHOIR STANDING Series for BBC1 MAESTRO Series for BBCTV Classical Music SUNDAY NIGHT PROJECT Princess Productions/Channel 4 MOCK THE WEEK Two series for Angst/BBC2 WHAT THE DICKENS BSkyB for The Hay Festival with Sandi Toksvig and one series for Liberty Bell VERNON KAY SKETCH SHOW Sketch Show for ITV/Talkback 2007 SATURDAY LIVE AGAIN! Pozzitive MUMBAI CALLING Comedy Re-write for Allan Mckeown Presents/ITV, 2007-2008 LIVE AT THE APOLLO Open Mike/BBC1, 2007 STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1 DON’T CALL ME STUPID Granada/ITV NEWS KNIGHT WITH SIR TREVOR MCDONALD Hat Trick/ITV HELL’S KITCHEN Three series for Granada/ITV 2004-7 2006 THE BIGGER PICTURE Three series for SOTV/BBC 1, 2005-2006. GEORGE MICHAEL SKETCH 2DTV MY LOVELY AUDIENCE SO TV/BBC 1 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Series for Hat Trick North/BBC THAT MITCHELL & WEBB LOOK Sketch show for BBC 2 BEST OF THE WORST Pilot for 4DTV/Channel 4 THREE MEN IN A BOAT Script polish/WTTV Script by Chris Lang and based on the novel “Three Men in a Boat” written by Jerome K Jerome. FEEL THE FORCE Script-editing for Catherine Bailey Ltd BBC 2, 2005/6 2005 THE COMIC SIDE OF 7 DAYS Two series for BBC 3 2DTV ENGAGEMENT Development services for the origination and development of 2DTV TV programmes THE LATE EDITION BBC 4 THE F WORD Optomen/C4 Gordon Ramsay pilot UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED Development for pilot for Indie Kids 2004 THE NEW YEARS DISHONOURS LIST Visual Voodoo/ITV THE GRAHAM NORTON EFFECT Series for SO Television New York series, 2004 SATURDAY NIGHT GRAHAM NORTON Pilot for SO Television/BBC V GRAHAM NORTON SOTV/Channel 4, 2002-4 including New York series THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER Series for Talkback/BBC 2DTV Four series for 2DTV/ITV, 2001-4 2003 ROOM 101 Series for Hat Trick/BBC, 2002/3 BOGNOR OR BUST Pilot for 2DTV, 2003 THE SHARP END Series for Ten Alps Brook Lapping/ITV THE STRATEGIC HUMOR INITIATIVE Pilot for Pozzitive Television 2002 IT’S ONLY TV BUT I LIKE IT Two series for Open Mike/BBC, 2000-2. JOHNNY VAUGHAN TONIGHT Series for Worlds End/BBC FAME, SET & MATCH Series for Talkback/BBC EARTH KID Animated series for Tiger Aspect 2001 JACK DEE’S HAPPY HOUR Series for Open Mike/BBC LENNY HENRY IN PIECES Series for Tiger Aspect/BBC CLIVE ANDERSON SHOW Series for Hat Trick/BBC MEL & GRIFF PILOT Two episodes for sitcom starring Griff Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith for BBC/Talkback, 2000-1. WORLD SPORTS One for SKY hosted by Roger Moore 2000 LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE Animation series for BBC and Picasso Pictures LATE NIGHT WITH JERRY SPRINGER Carlton/Channel 5. Three series, 2000/1 LILY LIVE Series starring Lily Savage for Carlton/ITV SLAP BANG Pilot for series starring Ant and Dec For Zenith Entertainment/ITV LIFE’S TOO SHORT Sitcom series in development for BBC Television, 1999-2000 Co-written with Paul Powell MILLENIUM SKETCH SHOW BBC Television 1999 THE PRIORY Series starring Zoe Ball Ginger/Channel 20th CENTURY STUFF Series for Rapido/Channel 5 1998 STUFF THE WEEK Own topical news based sketch series as writer/performer for LWT/ITV 10 shows, Autumn1998. With Will Ing, Ben Silburn and Paul Powell IF I RULED THE WORLD Hat Trick/BBC2 THE CLIVE JAMES SHOW Watchmaker/ITV, With Will Ing 1997 EAT THIS! 1997 Channel 4 Sitcom Festival Co-written with Paul Powell THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW Absolutely/Channel 5. With Will Ing HERE’S JOHNNY Rapido/Channel 4, starring Johnny Vaughan. With Will Ing and Ben Silburn. SMITH AND JONES Talkback/BBC, 1996/7. With Will Ing. 1996 SPITTING IMAGE Central/ITV. Writer for last three series, 1994-6 THE FINAL FRONTIER Pilot for the Sci-fi Channel/Granada. Writer/ performer (with Ben Silburn and Will Ing) CLIVE ANDERSON ALL TALK Hat Trick/BBC. Series 1, with Will Ing. SATURDAY LIVE LWT/ITV,1996. ORSON CART Pilot for animation series with Optomen TV/Carlton, with Will Ing 1995 CLIVE ANDERSON TALKS BACK Hat Trick/Channel 4. Commissioned writer on two series 1994-5. PAUL MERTON Pilot for BBC TV Radio 2020 THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH BBC Radio 4, 2009-2020 2014 FAMILY TREE Original Non-TX Pilot starring Rob Brydon Co-Written with Black Dog Television (Will Ing and Paul Powell) for BBC Radio 2010 VOTE NOW SHOW BBC Radio 4 2006 ARMANDO IANNUCCI’S CHARM OFFENSIVE Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4 2004 THE ARMANDO IANNUCCI SHOW Pilot for BBC Radio 4 WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE Original series for BBC Radio 4, 2003-2004 1999 EAT THIS! Part of the Radio 2 Comedy Showcase Written with Paul Powell THE CURRIED GOAT SHOW Own sketch show series as writer and performer for BBC Radio 2.