Mark Burton
Mark Burton

Mark Burton

  • Writer, producer, executive producer and actor

Mark Burton is a writer, producer, executive producer and actor.

Year Production Role
2024 Paddington 3: Paddington In Peru Brand New Story
2024 Paddington 3: Paddington In Peru Brand New Writer
2024 Wallace & Gromit 2024 Announced Writer
2021 Shaun The Sheep - The Flight Before Christmas
  1. The Flight Before Christmas
 Executive Producer
2021 Shaun The Sheep - The Flight Before Christmas
  1. The Flight Before Christmas
 Story
2019 Shaun The Sheep 2: Farmageddon Executive Producer
2019 Shaun The Sheep 2: Farmageddon Writer
2018 Early Man Director
2018 Early Man Writer
2017 Paddington 2 Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Power Monkeys
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. Special - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2015 Ballot Monkeys
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2015 Shaun The Sheep Movie Director
2015 Shaun The Sheep Movie Writer
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 44
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 43
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 The One...
  1. E3 - The One Griff Rhys Jones
 Writer
2011 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - Christmas Special
  1. Michael McIntyre's Christmas Comedy Roadshow
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Would I Lie To You? - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Gnomeo & Juliet Writer
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. E10 - Episode Ten
  8. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. Special - Have I Got Election News For You
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2009 May Contain Nuts
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer (Adapted By)
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 37
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - 2008 US Election Special
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. Special - Have I Got News For You Christmas 2008
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 35
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2007 Live At The Apollo - Series 3
  1. E1 - Jack Dee, Jason Manford and Russell Howard
 Writer (Additional Material)
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 33
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2006 The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2005 Mike Bassett: Manager
  1. E4 - Return of the Paralytic Son
  2. E5 - Seven Brothers for Seven Brothers
 Writer
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Writer
2005 Mike Bassett: Manager
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  1. E1 - Football's Coming Home
  2. E2 - Going Dutch
  3. E3 - Flat Pack Four
  4. E6 - Abide With Me
 Writer (Additional Material)
2001 Have I Got News For You - Series 22
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer (Additional Material)
2001 2DTV - Pilot Writer
2000 Chicken Run Writer (Additional Material)
2000 The Peter Principle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Un Homme et Une Femme
  2. E2 - Desperately Seeking Susan
  3. E3 - Greyhound Day
  4. E4 - There's Something about Geoffrey
  5. E5 - Truly Bradley Deeply
  6. E6 - Casabanca
 Associate Producer
2000 The Peter Principle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Un Homme et Une Femme
  2. E2 - Desperately Seeking Susan
  3. E3 - Greyhound Day
  4. E4 - There's Something about Geoffrey
  5. E5 - Truly Bradley Deeply
  6. E6 - Casabanca
 Writer
2000 Absolute Power - Series 1
  1. E5 - Radio 3
 Writer
2000 The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
1999 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Composer
1999 Room 101 - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Nick Hancock
  2. E2 - Michael Parkinson
  3. E3 - Spike Milligan
  4. E4 - Jim Davidson
  5. E5 - John Sergeant
  6. E6 - Meera Syal
  7. E7 - Esther Rantzen
  8. E8 - Julian Clary
 Script Consultant
1999 Boyz Unlimited
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Policeman 2
1998 Drop The Dead Donkey - Series 6
  1. E6 - A Bit of an Atmosphere
 Commentator
1998 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Composer
1998 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - New Year Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
1998 Smith & Jones - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1998 Week Ending - Series 83
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  1. E13 - Week Ending Ending
 Writer
1998 If I Ruled The World - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1998 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
1997 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Merry Mind The Buzzcocks
 Writer (Additional Material)
1997 Room 101 - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Jeremy Clarkson
  2. E2 - Neil Morrissey
  3. E3 - Terry Wogan
  4. E4 - Alan Davies
  5. E5 - Chris Tarrant
  6. E6 - Arthur Smith
  7. E7 - Ulrika Jonsson
  8. E8 - Mark Lamarr
 Writer (Additional Material)
1997 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Relationships
  2. E2 - Work And Travel
  3. E3 - Children
  4. E4 - Fear
  5. E5 - Home
  6. E6 - Education And Money
 Composer
1997 Smith & Jones - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1997 The Peter Principle - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Sex, Lies and Videotape
  2. E2 - Health Matters
  3. E3 - Upwardly Mobile
  4. E4 - The Midas Touch
  5. E5 - Insecurity
  6. E6 - Bank Holiday
 Writer
1997 The Peter Principle - Series 1
  1. E5 - Insecurity
 Shop Manager
1996 It Happened Next Year Composer
1996 It Happened Next Year Writer
1996 Never Mind The Horrocks Writer
1996 Murder Most Horrid - Series 3
  1. E2 - Life or Death Operation
 Writer
1996 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Familes And Relationships
  2. E2 - Friendship
  3. E3 - Teenagers
  4. E4 - Cults
  5. E5 - Shopaholics
  6. E6 - Crises
 Composer
1995 The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
  1. Episode One
 Writer
1995 Smith & Jones - Series 4
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1995 The Peter Principle - Pilot Writer
1995 Room 101 - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Richard Wilson
  2. E2 - Frank Skinner
  3. E3 - Caroline Quentin
  4. E4 - Jimmy Tarbuck
  5. E5 - Richard E. Grant
  6. E6 - Germaine Greer
  7. E7 - Angus Deayton
  8. E8 - Terry Christian
 Writer (Additional Material)
1994 A Look Back At The Future Writer
1993 Spitting Image - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
1993 A Look Back At The Nineties Writer
1993 Spitting Image - Series 16
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - Series 15
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 5 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - Series 14
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - 1992 Election Special Writer
1991 Spitting Image - Series 13 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1991 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 4 Writer
1991 Josie
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
1991 Spitting Image - Series 12 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1990 Spitting Image - Series 11
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1990 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 3 Writer
1990 Spitting Image - Series 10
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1990 Week Ending - Series 64
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
1989 Smith & Jones - Series 1 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
  1. E6 - The Unprepared Version
 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - Series 9
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1989 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 2 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - Series 8
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - The Sound Of Maggie! Writer
1988 The Lenny Henry Special Ensemble Actor
1988 Spitting Image - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 61
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1988 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 1 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 60
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  13. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  14. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  15. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  16. E19 - Episode Nineteen
  17. E20 - Episode Twenty
  18. E21 - Episode Twenty-One
  19. E22 - Episode Twenty-Two
 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 59
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 58
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  13. E15 - Episode Fifteen
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 57
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  11. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  12. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  13. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  14. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  15. E19 - Episode Nineteen
  16. E20 - Episode Twenty
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 56
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer
1987 Coast To Coast USAF Airman

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Mark Burton on IMDb

British Animation Awards 2022
Writers Award (Nominee)
Annie Awards 2021
Best Writing - Feature (Nominee)
BAFTA Film Awards 2016
Best Animated Film (Nominee)
Academy Awards (Oscars) 2016
Best Animated Feature Film (Nominee)
Annie Awards 2016
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Nominee)
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Nominee)
London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2016
Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker Of The Year (Nominee)
Annie Awards 2012
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Nominee)
Annie Awards 2006
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Winner)

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