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Dan Sweryt
Dan Sweryt

Dan Sweryt

  • 48 years old
  • English
  • Writer, script editor and satirist
Dan Sweryt

Dan Sweryt is comedy writer and script editor for TV and radio

Year Production Role
2025 Breaking The News - Series 31
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer (Additional Material)
2025 The Skewer - Series 13 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E1 - Man of Steel and Art of the Deal
  2. E2 - Gender, Easter and the Dead Pope's Society
  3. E3 - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth
  4. E4 - Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu
  5. E5 - Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God
  6. E6 - Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest
 Writer
2025 The Naked Week - Series 2 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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)
2025 Breaking The News - Series 30
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 The Naked Week - Series 1 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 Breaking The News - Series 3 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. Special - Breaking The Year
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 Breaking The News - Series 29
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 The Skewer - Series 12 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2024 Breaking The News - Series 28
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2024 The Skewer - The 2024 Election (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt) Writer
2024 Breaking The News - Series 28
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  1. Special - Election Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 The News Quiz - Series 114
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 Breaking The News - Breaking The Euros
  1. Breaking The Euros
 Writer
2024 Breaking The News - Breaking The Euros
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  1. Special - Breaking The Euros
  2. Special - Breaking the Euros: The Best of Unbroadcast
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2024 Breaking The News - Series 27
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
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2024 Breaking The News - Series 27
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 The Skewer - Series 11 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2023 Breaking The News - Series 26
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 26
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 The Skewer - Series 10 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2023 The Naked Week - Pilot (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt) Writer (Additional Material)
2023 Breaking The News - Series 25
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2023 Breaking The News - Series 25
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 The Skewer - Series 9 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2023 Breaking The News - Series 24
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 24
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. Special - Breaking 100 Years Of The News
  4. E5 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Six
  7. E8 - Episode Seven
  8. E9 - Episode Eight
  9. E10 - Episode Nine
  10. E11 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 The Skewer - Series 8 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2022 Breaking The News - Breaking The Year: 2022
  1. Breaking The Year: 2022
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 Breaking The News - Series 23
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
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2022 Breaking The News - Series 23
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. E10 - Episode Ten
  8. E12 - Breaking The Year
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 The Skewer - Series 7 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. Special - Episode Seven
  6. Special - 100 Years Of The BBC
 Writer
2022 Noising Up - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2022 Breaking The News - Series 22
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
2022 Breaking The News - Series 22
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 The Skewer - Series 6 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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)
2022 Breaking The News - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Breaking The News - 2021 Specials
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  1. Special - Valentine's Day Special
  2. Special - Breaking The Year
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2021 The Skewer - Series 5 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Breaking The News - Series 20
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. Special - Special
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. Special - Breaking The Year
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Breaking The News - Series 19
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  1. E2 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Six
  7. E8 - Episode Seven
  8. E9 - Episode Eight
  9. E10 - Episode Nine
  10. E11 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Breaking The News - Series 19
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  1. E1 - Euro's Special
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2021 The Skewer - Series 4 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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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
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Breaking The News - 2021 Specials
  1. Special - Euros Special
 Writer
2021 Breaking The News - Series 18
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  1. Special - Valentine's Day Special
  2. E3 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Six
  7. E8 - Episode Seven
  8. E10 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 The Skewer - Series 3 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E9 - Episode Nine
  5. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Breaking The Year Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 17
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  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E10 - Episode Ten
  6. Special - Breaking the Year
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2020 The Skewer - Series 2 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 The Skewer - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 16
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  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. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 16
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2020 Breaking The News - 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
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
  10. E11 - Episode Eleven
  11. E12 - Episode Twelve
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 15
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  1. E9 - Episode Nine
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2019 Breaking The News - 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. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Breaking The News - Series 14
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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. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. Special - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Breaking The News - Series 14
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 13 - Series 13 Writer - Episode 2 Lead Writer Writer
2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 1
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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
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Breaking The News - Series 12
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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
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Hogmanay Live 2018 - BBC One Scotland Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Breaking The News - Pilot
  1. Pilot
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Breaking The News - Series 11
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Breaking The News - 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
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Breaking The News - Series 9
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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
 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2017 Festive Special Script Editor
2017 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2017 Festive Special Writer
2017 Breaking The News - Series 8
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Newsjack - Series 17
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  1. E4 - Episode Four
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2017 Breaking The News - Series 7
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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. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Breaking The News - Series 6
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
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2016 Only An Excuse? Writer
2016 Only An Excuse? Writer
2016 Breaking The News - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Lewis Macleod's Wired News - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
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2015 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2015 Festive Specials
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  1. Special - Episode One
  2. Special - Episode Two
 Script Editor
2015 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2015 Festive Specials
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  1. Special - Episode One
  2. Special - Episode Two
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2015 Newsjack - Series 12
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2014 Only An Excuse? Writer
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Pilot Script Editor
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Pilot Writer
2014 Newsjack - Series 10
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Script Editor
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. Special - Christmas Special
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2014 Off The Ball Writer
2013 Lewis Macleod's Wired News - Pilot Writer
2012 Newsjack - Series 7
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
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2012 Newsjack - Series 6
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2011 Newsjack - Newsjack Revisited 2011 Writer
2011 Newsjack - Series 5
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
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2011 Newsjack - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
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2010 Recorded For Training Purposes - Series 4
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  1. E4 - Episode Four
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2010 Newsjack - Series 3
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2010 Newsjack - Series 2
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
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2010 Recorded For Training Purposes Writer
2009 Newsjack - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
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2008 Tilt
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Grr...The Sketch Show Writer
2007 Play And Record - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
0-00 Breaking The News Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Dan Sweryt on IMDb

Born
Friday 24th September 1976 (48 years-old)
Full name
Daniel Sweryt
Member of
Nationality
English
Home town
Bradford
Resident of
England (Woking)

Dan Sweryt is a comedy writer and script editor for TV and radio.

He writes topical gags for Breaking The News on both the TV and radio and has written material for Hogmanay 2018 and Only An Excuse? on the television

Radio credits include Lewis Macleod's Wired News, Off The Ball, Newsjack, Recorded For Training Purposes, Tilt, Grr! and Play And Record.

He is script editor of BFBS sketch show Damn The Torpedoes! and the Live From Kirrin Island podcasts and writes stand-up material for a number of comedians.

He writes satirical articles for NewsThump and The News Dump, amongst other websites.

He is available to script-edit your sitcom or provide stand-up material for a very reasonable price!

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