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ROB COLLEY Writer (Selected Credits) ROB COLLEY Writer (Selected Credits) Television 2020 BEST HOME COOK KEO Films ROYAL SOCIETY TELEVISION AWARDS Royal Television Society 2009-2020 STRICTLY COME DANCING- LIVE TOUR Live Tours and Professional Tours for Phil McIntyre Entertainment 2007-2020 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW 24 series for SO TV/BBC2 **Won Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme at 2015 BAFTA Television Awards **Won Best Entertainment Programme at 2013 BAFTA Television Awards WOULD I LIE TO YOU? 12 series for Endemol/BBC1 2005-2020 MOCK THE WEEK 19 series for Angst/BBC2, 2005-2018 2004-2020 STRICTLY COME DANCING 15 Series plus Xmas specials for BBC1 **Won Best Entertainment Programme at 2016 BAFTA Television Awards 1998-2020 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU Hat Trick/BBC 35 series – 1998-2020 2019 AL MURRAY’S GREAT BRITISH PUB QUIZ Avalon Entertainment GRAHAM NORTON’S GOOD GUEST GUIDE So Television 2018-2019 CHILDREN IN NEED BBC 2018 BAFTA CHILDREN AWARDS BAFTA 2018 BRITAIN’S BEST HOME COOK Keo Films/BBC1 2018 THE WORLD’S MOST EXTRAORDINARY HOLIDAYS Writing voiceover for Channel 5 series produced by Kalel Productions 2017 DON’T ASK ME, ASK BRITAIN 1 series for Chalkboard/ITV Hosted by Alexander Armstrong 2017 8 OUT OF 10 CATS Zeppotron for More 4 (Series 20) 2017 FAKE NEWS Hat Trick 2017 THE NIGHTLY SHOW Second Act Productions/ITV1 2017 IF YOU DON’T ASK Pilot, 12 Yard 2016 NOW YOU SEE IT 2 series for Objective Scotland/BBC1 2016 DRIVE Two Four Productions/ITV 2016 BANG ON THE MONEY Freemantle/ITV 2013-2015 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 8 Series for CPL/ITV 2015 MEET THE KITTENS Isis Productions for CBBC 2015 SAFEWORD Pilot for STV/ITV 2014 FIFTY’S THE LIMIT Original Series in development with CPL Co-written with Dan Gaster 2014 THE ALTERNATIVE ELECTION NIGHT Zeppotron/Channel 4 2014 CHRISTMAS EPIC FAILS ITV 2014 JOKE THIEVES BBC2 2014 WORLD CUP EPIC FAILS ITV 2014 BRUCE FORSYTH’S HALL OF FAME Hat Trick/BBC1 2014 ALL STAR FAMILY MISFORTUNES Talkback/ITV 2012-2013 BAFTA CHILDREN’S AWARDS BBC1 2013 WHEN MIRANDA MET BRUCE BBC 2013 DUCK QUACKS DON’T ECHO Magnum TV 2013 HERESY Avalon 2006-2013 ALL STAR FAMILY FORTUNES 7 series for Talkback/ITV1 2012 THE THICK OF IT Additional Material. Series 4 for BBC. 2012 SINGLE WHITE MALE Sitcom pilot co-written with Dan Gaster. Presented as part of BBC Comedy / BBC North’s Salford Sitcom Showcase 2012 MRS BROWN CELEBRITY QUIZ SHOW 12 Yard for BBC 2012 THE COMEDY ANNUAL ITV 2012 BLOCKBUSTERS Series for Talkback Thames 2011-2012 THEY DRINK IT IN THE CONGO Series for Roughcut Television for ITV1 2011 BAFTA TV AWARDS 2011 Whizz Kidd for BBC1 Co-written with Dan Gaster 2011 SING IF YOU CAN RDF for ITV 2011 RADIO TIMES COVERS PARTY BBC. Co-written with Dan Gaster 2011 BREAK THE SAFE Pilot for Talkback Thames for BBC. 2011 24 HOUR PANEL PEOPLE Comic Relief, BBC. 2010-2011 COMEDY ROCK Pilot and Series starring Jason Manford for ITV 2010-2011 EUROVISION Series for BBC1 2010 COMEDY ROAST Two series for Monkey Kingdom / Channel 4. 2010 TAKE ME OUT USA series for Freemantle 2010 OVER THE RAINBOW Series for BBC1 2008-2010 DANCING ON ICE – LIVE TOUR Live Nation/Phil McIntyre Entertainment 2007-2010 DANCING ON ICE Five series for ITV 2010 STRICTLY COME DANCING- SPORTS RELIEF Sports Relief for BBC1 2009 TOTALLY SATURDAY Pilot with Graham Norton for BBC 1 2009 TOTALLY SATURDAY Pilot with Graham Norton for BBC 1 2009 A QUESTION OF GENIUS BBC 2009 EUROVISION: YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU! Talent Search show for BBC 2009 ARGUMENTAL Series for Tiger Aspect 2009 KNOWITALL Pilot for BBC 2009 HOGMANAY 2009 New Years Eve Music Show for BBC Scotland 2008-2009 WHAT THE DICKENS? BSkyB for The Hay Festival with Sandi Toksvig and two series for Liberty Bell 2008 ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE Variety show for BBC1 2008 SUNDAY NIGHT PROJECT Princess Productions/Channel 4 2008 I’D DO ANYTHING BBC1 2007-2008 EUROVISION DANCE CONTEST Splash Media/BBC1 2005-2008 8 OUT OF 10 CATS 7 Series for Zeppotron/Channel 4 2008 THIS TIME TOMORROW BBC 2008 HOME VIDEO HEROES 10 episodes for Bullseye TV 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRUCIE BBC1 2008 YOU’VE GOT THE ANSWER Quiz Show with Dale Winton for Objective 2008 COMMERCIAL BREAKDOWN 11 Celador/BBC, 2008 2007 MARIA MEETS JOSEPH BBC1 2007 THE BIG FINISH BBC1 2007 HELL’S KITCHEN Granada/ITV1 2007 DANCE X BBC1 2007 SAVING PLANET EARTH BBC1 2007 WORLD’S GREATEST ELVIS BBC1 2007 NORTONLAND SO TV/Challenge TV 2007 NEWS KNIGHT WITH SIR TREVOR MCDONALD Hat Trick/ITV 2007 SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN Endemol/BBC1 2007 ANY DREAM WILL DO BBC1 2007 THE NINA CONTI SHOW Development for Objective/Channel 4 2007 THE PAUL O’ GRADY SHOW 4 series for Olga TV/Channel 4 2006 VIEWER OF THE YEAR Talent Television/ITV1 2006 EVERYONE’S A WINNER BBC1 2006 DUET IMPOSSIBLE Princess/BBC1 2006 CIRQUE DE CELEBRITE Love Productions/Sky One 2006 HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? BBC1 . 2006 CHARLOTTE CHURCH SHOW Monkey Kingdom/Channel 4 2006 BATTLE OF THE POPSTARS 12 Yard/Channel 5 2006 BALLS OF STEEL Objective/Channel 4 2006 MY LOVELY AUDIENCE Pilot for SO TV 2006 POKERFACE Pilot for TalkBack. 2006 DANCING IN THE STREET For BBC1 2006 PRINCE’S TRUST 30TH BIRTHDAY Granada/ITV 2006 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Series for Hat Trick North/BBC2 2006 JUST THE TWO OF US BBC1 2006 JIMMY CARR’S SUNDAY BEST Pilot for BWARK Productions/Channel 4 2006 NO STRINGS ATTACHED Pilot for 12 Yard Productions/Channel 4 2006 BEST OF THE WORST Pilot and series for 4DTV/Channel 4 2006 PANTS ON FIRE Zeppotron/BBC1 2005-2006 CELEBRITY SOUP 2 series for Optimistic/E4 2005-2006 THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT 3 series for Princess Productions/Channel 4 2005-2006 THE BIGGER PICTURE 3 Series for So Television/BBC1 2005-2006 ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY 2 Series for Granada/ITV 2005 THE BRENDAN COURTNEY SHOW Green Inc. Film & Television. 2005 ANT AND DEC’S CHRISTMAS TAKEAWAY Granada/ITV. 2005 THE SKETCH SHOW Pilot for Objective/E4 2005 CELEBRATE OLIVER Pilot for BBC 2005 CALL ME GRAHAM NORTON Pilot for 12 Yard Productions/BBC 2005 COCK AND BULL Pilot for Tiger Aspect/Channel 4 2005 ANT AND DEC’S GAMESHOW MARATHON Granada/ITV 2005 SIMPLY MUSICALS BBC1 2005 BRUCE GOES DANCING True TV/BBC1 2005 BALLS OF STEEL Series for Objective/Channel 4 2005 STRICTLY AFRICAN DANCING BBC1 2005 THE PEOPLE SHOW Pilot for So TV/ITV 2005 OUTTAKE TV Series for BBC1. 2005 PETROLHEADS Pilot for MEM TV 2005 STRICTLY DANCE FEVER Series for BBC1 2005 GRAHAM’S VARIETY ALL STARS Pilot for BBC1 2005 BAFTA TRIBUTE TO VICTORIA WOOD For BBC 2005 THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH GRAHAM NORTON Pilot for SO Television/BBC 2004 THE NEW YEARS DISHONOURS LIST Visual Voodoo/ITV 2004 THE CRAZY WORLD OF RUSSELL BRAND Pilot for Radar TV/Channel 4 2004 EASTENDERS XMAS SPECIAL BBC Television 2004 2DTV Series for ITV 2004 THE JOAN RIVERS POSITION SO Television/Five 2004 SOUND OF MUSIC TRIBUTE BBC Entertainment/BBC 2004 V GRAHAM NORTON So Television/Channel 4. Four series and New York/LA series 2002-4 2001 SO GRAHAM NORTON United Film and TV, 1998-2001 1999-2001 ROOM 101 Hat Trick/BBC 1999 - 2001 2000 THE WAITING GAME Hat Trick/BBC 1996-2000 JIM DAVIDSON’S GENERATION GAME BBC 1999 IF I RULED THE WORLD Hat Trick/BBC 1995-1999 THE CLIVE JAMES SHOW Watchmaker/LWT/ITV. Writer on 5 series. 1999 PATRICK KEILTY ALMOST LIVE Green Inc/BBC 1999 THE BIG STAGE Granada/Channel5 1999 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY- WINNING LINES Celador/BBC 1998 HOLDING THE BABY Granada/ITV 1997 JACK DEE’S SUNDAY SERVICE Open Mike/Granada for ITV 1997 THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW Absolutely/Channel 5 1997 THE OTHER HALF BBC 1996-1997 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BBC1 1996 CLIVE ANDERSON ALL TALK Hat Trick/BBC1 1996 BARRYMORE IN HOLLYWOOD LWT/ITV 1996 GAG TAG BBC. 1995-1996 BOB MONKHOUSE ON THE SPOT BBC 1995-1996 BARRYMORE LWT/ITV, Writer and Script Associate for series 1995 THE FROST PROGRAMME Carlton/ITV. Regular writer on series 1993-1995 SPITTING IMAGE Central/ITV.Three series 1994 RORY BREMNER....WHO ELSE? Vera/Channel 4 1994 CONFESSIONS Pilot for Hat Trick 1993 2000 NOT OUT Sketch show for BBC Scotland Radio 2007 THE 4RADIO WEEKLY SHOW BWARK/4Radio 1994-2005 SIMON MAYO SHOW BBC Radio 1 2001 RADIO 5 LIVE BBC Radio. Main writer for weekday show with Simon Mayo. 1999 ROUTEMASTERS BBC Radio 4 1998 WHAT IF? Co-devisor and writer on this series for BBC Radio 2. Two series made. Produced by Phil Clarke. 1995-1996 FIRST IMPRESSIONS Talkback/BBC Radio 4. Sole writer for 2 series. 1995 MISSED DEMEANOURS BBC Radio 4 (with Eddie Izzard) 1994-1995 NEWS HUDDLINES BBC Radio 2 1993-1995 WEEKENDING BBC Radio 4 Awards RADIO TIMES COVER PARTY BBC, 2008 – 2011. BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS Writer for Sue Perkins for Screensmith, 2010. BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDRENS AWARDS Writer for 3 x Awards Ceremonies for BAFTA, 2007-2010. BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION AWARDS Writer for 5 x Awards Ceremonies for Whizzkid/BBC1, 2005 – 2010. BRITISH ACADEMY FILM & TELEVISION – CRAFT AWARDS Writer for 2 x Awards Ceremonies for BAFTA, 2009 & 2010. THE BRITISH SOAP AWARDS For Granada/ITV, 2005 & 2009. GLAMOUR AWARDS Awards with Paul O’ Grady for BMCreative, 2008. WELLA TREND VISION AWARDS S Scriptwriter for awards ceremony, 2007. THE NATIONAL TV AWARDS Indigo TV for ITV, 2001. Other BBC Radio Light Entertainment contract writer 1993/4 .
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