James Cary (writer)
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James Cary is a British television and radio writer.
James is the creator and writer of Radio 4's Sony Radio Academy Awards
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
boffins, starring Robert Bathurst
and Olivia Coleman, which has run for three series. He has contributed to some episodes of Miranda
, the TV version of the comedy show Miranda Hart's Joke Shop which was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award. He is also working on a treatment based on an original idea called Be Lucky, commissioned by the BBC.
James is the creator and writer of Radio 4's Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
Silver Award-winning comedy series, Think the Unthinkable
Think the Unthinkable
Think the Unthinkable is an audience sitcom about hapless management consultants, written by James Cary and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. It starred Marcus Brigstocke, David Mitchell, Catherine Shepherd, Emma Kennedy and Beth Chalmers. Each week the team of consultants inflict their...
(4 series) and lead writer on the sketch show, Concrete Cow
Concrete Cow
This article is about a radio show; for the sculptures located in Milton Keynes, see Concrete Cows.Concrete Cow was a BBC Radio 4 audience sketch show created by James Cary. Two series were broadcast in 2002 and 2003. It was mainly written by Cary with Adam Bromley, the producer. It also contained...
. James has written for My Hero, My Family and co-written two radio series with comedian Milton Jones
Milton Jones
Milton Jones is an English comedian. His style of humour is based on one-liners involving puns delivered in a deadpan and slightly neurotic style. Jones has had various shows on BBC Radio 4 and is a recurring guest panellist on Mock the Week...
, as well as contributing to a number of sketch shows and children's and animation programmes. His radio comedy series Hut 33
Hut 33
Hut 33 is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom set at Bletchley Park in 1941. It includes both the writer and producer from Think the Unthinkable and Concrete Cow.-Production:...
about Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
boffins, starring Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst
Robert Guy Bathurst is an English actor. Bathurst was born in the Gold Coast in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. His family moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1959 and Bathurst was enrolled at an Anglican boarding school...
and Olivia Coleman, which has run for three series. He has contributed to some episodes of Miranda
Miranda (TV series)
Miranda is a BBC television series co-written by and starring comedienne Miranda Hart, which first aired on BBC Two on 9 November 2009. The situation comedy also features Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, James Holmes and Sally Phillips...
, the TV version of the comedy show Miranda Hart's Joke Shop which was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award. He is also working on a treatment based on an original idea called Be Lucky, commissioned by the BBC.