Animation writer, script editor, screenwriter, author, educator

Apart from stints in journalism, advertising and the music industry, I have been a writer for most of my professional life. Specialising in animation, I have scripted, developed, written the Bible for and/or edited over 40 successful shows.

I was one of the original scriptwriting team for THUNDERCATS, the international hit show that remains a pop culture phenomenon to this day, a staple of Comic-Cons and the toy universe. Other successful series include LAVENDER CASTLE, co-written with legendary producer Gerry Anderson; BOB THE BUILDER, which I co-developed and for which I wrote the Bible and numerous scripts; the Rik Mayall-starring KING ARTHUR'S DISASTERS, my episode CIRCUS CALAMITY being nominated for BAA and BAFTA awards; DENNIS AND GNASHER, for which I was Series Editor and wrote numerous scripts; global hit JUNGLE BOOK, Series 1 and 2; and TURBOZAURS, which I developed and for which I wrote a number of episodes. The latter is currently being broadcast in over 30 countries, including the UK where it is streamed on Prime Video.

Continuing my work in animation, most recently I adapted for TV a series of books by a best-selling children's author, and am currently developing a series with a well-known European production house. I have also mentored at many scriptwriting workshops including Pygmalion Labs (2004) Prime4Kids&Family (2010-2013) and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (2014-2016.)

My Young Adult novel KATZERS: CLAWS OF FURY was originally published by Bloomsbury, and is now available as the first part of a Trilogy on Amazon. Books for adults written with my long-time writing partner Peter Lawrence include IT'S YOUR MONEY IN MY POCKET, DEAR, NOT MINE IN YOURS and ENGULFED IN A TIDE OF FILTH (both Quartet) and FULL MOON (Faber & Faber) widely regarded as the definitive book on rock legend Keith Moon. Other books include steampunk fantasy series FRANKENSTEIN VIGILANTE, horror trilogy BLOOD, FANGS AND CLAWS and black comedies FLASH CHORD and THE MAO TSE TUNG WORKERS REVOLUTIONARY STRIPTEASE EMPORIUM.

Apart from books and TV, I recently sidestepped into the world of theatre, translating into English DAS HUHN AUF DEM RUCKEN, a play by well-known German playwright Fred Apke. Successfully produced in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, under its new title PRETTY DEAD it has now been made available to the UK market. Extracts from my own play ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, written in conjunction with Oxford Playhouse's Playmaker scheme, were performed at the Burton Taylor Theatre in July 2026.