1. CRAIG FERGUSON
Scriptwriter, Journalist, Researcher.
07970 537436
craigf@ruby075.fsnet.co.uk
Personal Details
Address: 11, Burgess Street, Macclesfield SK10 1NE.
Born: Normanton, West Yorkshire 7th
July 1961
Status: Married with three daughters, one son.
Writing Career
2016 STUBBLEBUTT.
Co-founder and Head Writer of satirical online magazine.
2016 in2wrk ADULT EDUCATION
Website writer and editor.
2015-2016 SOUNDTRACK OF THE FILM OF THE BOOK
Book of short stories. Due for publication Spring 2017.
2012-2014 DREAMLAND
Independent feature film: co-writer and executive
producer.
2011 TICKERTY TOCK
Children’s animation; scripts commissioned by Nickelodeon
Junior/Zodiak Productions.
2010 CHUGGINGTON
Children’s animation; scripts commissioned by CBeebies
(BBC)

2. 2009 I’LL GO TO T’FOOT OF OUR STAGE
Factual book: The Story of Yorkshire Pop Music; YFP
Publications.
2009 SUPER FLY GUY!
Children’s comedy drama; extended treatment commissioned
by BBC.
2008 THE DVD BOOK OF LEEDS UNITED
Published by ILC Media/Green Umbrella.
2008 SHAUN THE SHEEP
Storyline contributor and scriptwriter for Aardman animated
Children’s show, Series Two, commissioned by BBC. Series
won Bafta, European Emmy and Writer's Guild Awards.
2007 NOX MAGAZINE
Contributing writer to Middle-eastern monthly, sports, pop
music.
2005 and 2006 BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS MAGAZINE
Feature writer for official brochure. Includes articles on humour
in advertising, TV comedy set in space.
2005 THAT’S SO 26TH
CENTURY!
Children’s comedy show pilot commissioned by BBC.
2005 - present THE BASIL BRUSH SHOW
Children’s BBC series. Storyline contributor and scriptwriter on
three series of Bafta-winning show.
2003 – 2004 DASH PRODUCTIONS
Writer/producer comedy pilot projects, researcher/writer
pop/sports projects.

3. 2002 ROCKINGHAM ROAD
Comedy pilot produced for Multi Media Arts. Co-writer and
producer.
2001 HAVING A POP! (BBC UK Play)
Comedy sketch show series, produced by Multi Media Arts.
Writer and script editor.
2000 ARIEL RETENTIVE
Comedy sketch show pilot produced for Multi Media Arts.
Writer and producer.
1999 A LITTLE BIT OF VEGAS
Writer of sitcom pilot script commissioned by BBC North and
MIDA, Liverpool.
1999 SCREENPLAY
Interactive comedy show pilot produced for Multi Media Arts.
Writer and producer.
1998 I’M BACK WITH FRONT
Lottery funded short film. Co-writer and producer.
1998 – 2011 LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS
Feature writer, official Leeds United magazine.
1997 - 1998 THE LEEDS UNITED MAGAZINE
Editor, official club magazine.
1997 THE FRIDAY ZONE (BBC)
Commissioned writer, children’s comedy sketch show series.
1997 OUT OF TUNE (BBC)
Children’s sitcom series. Co-writer two episodes.

4. 1997 MAD FOR IT! (Internet)
Writer for animated website commissioned by Manchester City
Council, produced by The Boot Room, Manchester University.
1996 UP THE POLE!
Writer of revamped pilot script commissioned by Kudos and
Gunther Wahl (Canada).
1996 THE DOUBLE DECKERS
Updated children’s comedy show; co-writer of pilot script
commissioned by Robert Fox productions.
1996 WATCH THIS SPACE
Co-writer of children’s comedy show pilot script commissioned
by Central TV.
1996 THE BOBBY DAVRO SHOW
Contributing writer to comedy sketch show pilot commissioned
by Yorkshire TV.
1996 THE BIG KNIGHTS (BBC Bristol)
Co-writer for children’s comedy animation series. 2 x 15 minute
scripts.
1995 THATCHERWORLD (BBC2)
Writer of comedy puppet show produced by Spitting Image
featuring extended sketches with music.
1995 WOLF IT! (STV)
Commissioned writer, children’s comedy puppet show series.
1995 THE RUSS ABBOT SHOW (Granada ITV)
Commissioned writer, comedy sketch show series.

5. 1994 UP THE POLE!
Co-writer of children’s comedy puppet-show pilot
commissioned by Channel Four, produced by Kudos.
1994 THE PHIL COOL SHOW
Contributing writer to sketch show pilot produced by Celador.
1994 2000 NOT OUT (BBC Scotland)
Contributing writer to comedy sketch show.
1993 – 1996 SPITTING IMAGE (Central ITV)
Commissioned sketch writer for five series of the award-
winning comedy puppet show.
1993 STRICTLY CLASSIFIED (Granada ITV)
Co-writer comedy inserts in consumer magazine show
presented by Nicky Campbell.
1988 -1994 FREELANCE MUSIC JOURNALIST
Feature writer and reviewer for Record Mirror, New Musical
Express, Disco Iinternational, Cut Magazine, Underground,
InDublin Magazine, etc.
1987 –1990 CITY LIFE MAGAZINE, MANCHESTER
Pop reviewer and feature writer.
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Education
1979-1982 MANCHESTER POLYTECHNIC
BA Honours Degree in Economics
1977-1979 NORMANTON FREESTON HIGH SCHOOL
3 GCSE ‘A’ Levels (English Literature, Economics, General
Studies)

6. 1972-1977 NORMANTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
7 GCSE ‘O’ Levels
Interests
I’m a part-time DJ in the Derbyshire and Cheshire areas. I play football as well as
regularly watching Leeds United. I play and record my own music, having played in
bands in the past, two of which had CDs released, and toured the UK. I read a lot,
particularly American crime writers such as James Lee Burke, Elmore Leonard and
James Ellroy. I’m an avid fan of cinema and obviously, an obsessive watcher of TV.

7. 1972-1977 NORMANTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
7 GCSE ‘O’ Levels
Interests
I’m a part-time DJ in the Derbyshire and Cheshire areas. I play football as well as
regularly watching Leeds United. I play and record my own music, having played in
bands in the past, two of which had CDs released, and toured the UK. I read a lot,
particularly American crime writers such as James Lee Burke, Elmore Leonard and
James Ellroy. I’m an avid fan of cinema and obviously, an obsessive watcher of TV.