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Agent: Edward Hughes

John Henderson is a BAFTA-winning director and writer for TV and Film.

Throughout his illustrious career John’s work has been recognised over 25 times for international prizes including Emmy’s, RTS awards and British Comedy Awards. John’s feature films include Loch Ness, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby starring Christopher Lee, and Tales of the River Bank. His career in television spans work such as Spitting Image, The Borrowers – for which John received two BAFTAs and a Royal Television Society Award, May Contain Nuts, a two-part comedy starring Darren Boyd, and Hyperdrive which starred Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon and Miranda Hart.

He has also directed episodes of Benidorm, the hit ITV1 comedy series, including the Christmas special, and series two of the sitcom Spy for Hat Trick Productions and Sky 1. Last year, he directed Edge of Heaven for Hartswood and ITV.

TELEVISION:

BRILLIANTMAN! – What Larks!/Sky

Comedy Playhouse starring Kevin Eldon

EDGE OF HEAVEN – Hartswood Films / ITV

Lead director on comedy drama series.

WIZARD’S SLEEVE – Angel Eye / Channel 4

Comedy pilot starring Isy Suttie.

SPY 2 – Hat Trick Productions/Sky One

Director of the second series of the hit comedy starring Robert Lindsay and Darren Boyd.
Winner Rose D’or 2013.

BENIDORM 5 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1

Episodes of the fifth series of the hit comedy series.

SHAMELESS – Company Pictures/Channel 4

Two episodes of series nine of the comedy-drama series.

BENIDORM 4 Christmas Special – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1

Yuletide special of the popular comedy series.

LADIES OF LETTERS 2 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV3

Series two of the popular comedy.

THE GEMMA FACTOR – Free Form Productions/BBC3

Six-part comedy series.

LADIES OF LETTERS – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV3

TV adaptation of the popular Radio 4 series starring Maureen Lipman.
Nominated as Best New British Television Comedy in the British Comedy Awards 2009.

MAY CONTAIN NUTS – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1

Two part comedy starring Shirley Henderson and Darren Boyd.

SAXONDALE – Baby Cow Productions/BBC2

Director of the second series starring Steve Coogan and Rasmus Hardiker.

BILLY LIAR – Working Title Television

Writer of pilot for comedy series.

HYPERDRIVE – BBC

Two series of the six part sci-fi comedy series starring Nick Frost and Kevin Eldon.

TUNNEL OF LOVE – Talkback Thames/ITV

One off comedy-drama written by Simon Nye and starring Jack Dee.

LOS DOS BROS – Talkback Productions/Channel 4

Starring Darren Boyd and Cavan Clerkin.
Winner of Silver Rose Of Montreaux for Best Comedy.

LEPRECHAUNS – Hallmark Entertainment/NBC

2 x 2 hour mini-series starring Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Colm Meaney, Zoe Wannamaker. Nominated for Emmy and Saturn Awards.

DR. WHO AND THE CURSE OF FATAL DEATH – BBC Comic Relief

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Richard E Grant, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Pryce.

HOW DO YOU WANT ME? – Kensington Films/BBC

Director of two series of the comedy series starring Dylan Moran, Charlotte Coleman, Emma Chambers and Frank Finlay.
Winner Best New Comedy, British Comedy Awards 1997. 
Best TV Programme of the Year by BBC Late Review 1998.

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – Projector/Channel 4

Starring Kate Beckinsale, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, Steve Coogan.
Two BAFTA nominations.

HOSPITAL! – Tiger Aspect/Channel 5

Starring Greg Wise, Bob Peck, Hywel Bennett, Emma Thompson.
Winner of Best Comedy Banff TV Festival 1998.
Nominated for Golden Rose of Montreaux 1998.
Nominated Best New Comedy, British Comedy Awards 1997.

THE LAST ENGLISHMAN – Tiger Aspect/BBC

Starring Jim Broadbent.
Nominated for BAFTA for ‘Best Single Drama’.
Daily Telegraph ‘1994 Programme Of The Year’.

THE BORROWERS – Working Title/BBC

Director and co-writer of 2 x 90 minute film mini-series starring Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton & Sian Phillips.
Winner of two RTS awards.
Winner of the INDIES award.
Winner of ACE award.
BAFTA nomination.

BONJOUR LA CLASSE – BBC/Talkback

6 x 30 minutes series starring Nigel Planer.

JULIAN STUCK IN SYDNEY – Channel 4/Wonderdog Productions

Directed and co-writer 60 minute film starring Julian Clary.

THE BORROWERS – Working Title/BBC

Director and co-writer of 2 x 90 minute film mini-series starring Ian Holm Penelope Wilton & Sian Phillips.
Winner of two BAFTA awards.
Winner of the INDIES award.
Winner of Royal Television Society Award.
Winner of Agfa Best Film for TV award.
Winner of ACE Award.

THE ELECTION COMEDY SPECIAL – Spitting Image/Central TV

Satirical Puppets.
BAFTA nomination.

TERRY & JULIAN – Channel 4

Creator & co-writer and starring Julian Clary & Lee Simpson.
Nominated Best New Comedy ‘British Comedy Awards’.

THE BIG ONE – Channel 4/Hat Trick Productions

7 x 30 minutes starring Mike McShane & Sandi Toksvig.

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER – Channel4/ETC Productions

30 minute pilot episode starring Beryl Reid & Rosemary Leach.

DESPERATELY SEEKING ROGER – Channel 4/Wonderdog Productions

Directed and co-writer one hour film for starring Julian Clary in New York.

ROUND THE BEND – Hat Trick Productions/Yorkshire TV

Produced and Directed 6 x 20 minutes.
Royal Television Society Nomination.

ABOUT FACE 2 – Central Films

Second series with Maureen Lipman of the 6 x 30 minutes comedy/drama .
Winner MONITOR award ‘Briefcase Encounter’.

SPITTING IMAGE – Central TV

Satirical Puppets.
BAFTA nomination.
Gold winner of Best Comedy at New York Film and TV Festival.

STICKY MOMENTS ON TOUR – Wonderdog/Channel 4

Directed and co-wrote series of 10 x 40 minutes with Julian Clary .

ABOUT FACE – Central Films/Central TV

Produced and Directed with Maureen Lipman of the 6×30 minutes comedy/drama.
Winner of BLUE RIBBON at American Film and Video Assoc.
Winner of New England Film Festival.
Bronze at New York Film and TV Festival.

GRACIE

Writer of one of the six ‘ABOUT FACE’ plays.

THE SOUND OF MAGGIE – Central TV

45 minute Spitting Image special.
Winner of Gold award at Houston Film/TV awards.

ROUND THE BEND 2 – Hat Trick Productions/Yorkshire TV

Produced and Directed 6 x 20 minutes.
Nominated for three awards including Royal Television Society Best Children’s Programme.

STICKY MOMENTS – Wonderdog Productions/Channel 4

Director and co-writer with Julian Clary & Paul Merton 11×40 minutes.

ARENA ANIMAL NIGHT – BBC2

Satirical Puppets.

ROUND THE BEND – Hat Trick Productions/Yorkshire TV

Produced and Directed 6 x 20 minutes.

HELPING HENRY – Channel 4

Co-writer of 12 x 15 minute series.

COMEDY WAVELENGTH – Channel 4

Writer 6 x 30 minutes.

SPITTING IMAGE – Central TV

12 x 30 minutes Satirical Puppets.
Nominated for BAFTA Best Comedy.
‘Parliament Rap’ song -winner of special D&AD award.

Numerous Commercials

FEATURE FILMS:

UP ALL NIGHT – Pilot Media/Great Point Media/Heron Television

Kids movie starring the cast of the popular CBBC series The Friday Download.

SANDALWOOD – Pivotal Pictures

Re-write of the period spy drama.
(in development)

TALES OF THE RIVER BANK 

Co-written with Andrew Hislop featuring the voices of Stephen Fry, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent and Ardal O’Hanlon.

THE ADVENTURES OF GREYFRIARS BOBBY – Piccadilly Pictures

Starring Christopher Lee and Sean Pertwee.

THE WATER GIANT – Jim Henson/Ogopogo Productions/MBP

Starring Bruce Greenwood, Tom Jackson, Luanne Gordon and Rena Owen.

TWO MEN WENT TO WAR – Little Wing Films

Starring Kenneth Cranham, Derek Jacobi, James Fleet, Anthony Valentine and Leo Bill.

IN SEARCH OF AN IMPOTENT MAN – Zeigler Films

Starring Tim Williams, Katrin Weisser and Heiner Lauterbach.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF MAVIS DAVIS – Goldcrest/BBC Films/The Mission

Starring Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks & Danny Aiello.
Winner of the 1997 Sanremo International Film Festival.

LOCH NESS – Working Title/ Polygram

Starring Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Harris Yulin and Ian Holm.
Winner of 1996 Star Boy, ‘Best Family Film’ at XVth Scandinavian Film Festival.