Claire McCarthy
- Writer, producer and script editor
Press clippings
James Nesbitt pilots BBC comedy drama Close
James Nesbitt is plotting a return to TV comedy with a new primetime BBC comedy drama, with a pilot for Close, written by Simon Blackwell and directed by Chris Addison, shot in Bristol in November.
British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2025Komedia New Comedy Award 2024 review
I'd wager the judges' scores must have been pretty tight at the final of Komedia's New Comedy Award. I know mine were, with little separating a talented bunch, none of whom crashed and burned under the pressure of the occasion.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th February 2024Class Dismissed - top of the class
We got in touch with Class Dismissed producer Claire McCarthy to fill us in on CBBC's Class Dismissed and the scheme, as well as tracking down the successful writers.
Claire McCarthy, BBC Writersroom, 29th January 2016