Ian Davidson (I)

  • Writer, actor and director

Ian Davidson is a writer, actor and director.

Year Production Role
2024 Barry Humphries: Gloriously Uncut Self
2023 Ronnie Corbett's 30 Greatest Moments Self
2021 Dave Allen: On Life Writer
2019 Dame Edna Rules The Waves Writer
2016 Remembering Ronnie Corbett Writer
2016 Remembering Ronnie Corbett Self
2014 When The Dog Dies - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Gone In A Flash
  2. E2 - The Call Of The Wild
  3. E3 - Ships That Pass
  4. E4 - The Hills are Alive
  5. E5 - One Dog and His Man
  6. E6 - Twilight of the Gods
 Writer
2014 Dave Allen: The Immaculate Selection Writer (Additional Material)
2013 The Two Ronnies Spectacle
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  1. E1 - Two Ronnies Become One
  2. E2 - The Sketches
 Self
2013 Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian Self
2013 When The Dog Dies - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Where There's a Will
  2. E2 - Auntie's Ashes
  3. E3 - The Secret of Youth
  4. E6 - Mammon and Other Demons
 Writer
2011 When The Dog Dies - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Catchment If You Can
  2. E2 - Knock Down Ginger
  3. E3 - Temptation
  4. E4 - The Never Ending Story
  5. E5 - Tangled Web
  6. E6 - It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
 Writer
2010 When The Dog Dies - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Same Hymn Sheet
  2. E2 - Spying Is Believing
  3. E3 - The Rival Grandad
  4. E4 - Portrait Of The Artist As An Old Man
  5. E5 - Squeaky Shoes
  6. E6 - Desperately Seeking Dolores
 Writer
2006 Ring Around The Bath - Series 3 Writer
2004 Ring Around The Bath - Series 2 Writer
2003 Ring Around The Bath - Series 1 Writer
2003 Velvet Soup - Series 2 Writer
2002 Heroes Of Comedy - Series 6
  1. E5 - The Living Legends: Ronnie Corbett
 Self
2001 Velvet Soup - Series 1 Writer
1998 The Ben Elton Show
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
1998 Birds Of A Feather - Series 8
  1. E6 - Money
 Writer
1997 Dame Edna Kisses It Better Writer
1997 Dame Edna's Work Experience Writer
1997 The Brittas Empire - Series 7
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  1. E1 - The Elephant's Child
  2. E8 - Curse Of The Tiger Women
 Writer
1996 The Brittas Empire - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Back With A Bang
  2. E3 - At The Double
  3. E5 - We All Fall Down
 Writer
1994 Dave Allen Script Editor
1994 Dave Allen Writer
1994 Dame Edna's Hollywood - 1994 Special Writer
1993 Dame Edna's Hollywood - 1993 Special Writer
1993 Dave Allen
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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
 Script Editor
1993 Dave Allen
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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
1992 Frankie's On...
  1. E1 - Frankie's On Board!
  2. E4 - Frankie's On Call!
 Script Development
1992 Frankie's On...
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  1. E1 - Frankie's On Board!
 Writer
1991 A Late Lunch With Sir Les Writer
1991 Dame Edna's Hollywood - 1991 Special Writer
1991 French Fields - Series 3
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  1. E1 - French With Tears
  2. E2 - The Merry Merry Pipes
  3. E3 - Make For The Hills!
  4. E4 - Surprise, Surprise
  5. E5 - Darling Daughters
  6. E6 - Hail And Farewell
 Writer
1991 Cool Head
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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 A Night On Mount Edna Writer
1990 Frankie Howerd On Campus Writer (Additional Material)
1990 French Fields - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Long Leggedy Beasties And Things That Go Bump In The Night
  2. E2 - Inside Story
  3. E3 - Sheep May Safely Graze
  4. E4 - Home And Away
  5. E5 - Sale Or Return
  6. E6 - Double Or Quit
  7. Special - Noel, Noel
 Writer
1990 Dave Allen
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
1989 The Dame Edna Experience - Series 2 Writer
1989 French Fields - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Chunnel Vision
  2. E2 - William The Conquered
  3. E3 - A Moving Experience
  4. E4 - Où Est La Plumber De Ma Tante?
  5. E5 - Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
  6. E6 - Le Week-End
 Writer
1988 An Audience With...
  1. E10 - One More Audience With Dame Edna Everage
 Writer (Additional Material)
1988 Home James! - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Anyone for Tennis
  2. E2 - A Sheep's Eye for an Eye
  3. E3 - It Takes a Married Man
  4. E4 - Here a Switch, There a Switch
  5. E5 - Double Yolker
  6. E6 - First Impressions
 Script Editor
1988 Sorry! - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Mothers and Brothers
  2. E2 - Every Day in Every Way
  3. E3 - A Fool and His Money
  4. E4 - Flying Lessons
  5. E5 - Winter's Tales
  6. E6 - Up, up and Away?
 Writer
1988 'Allo 'Allo! - Series 5
  1. E24 - Wedding Bloss
 Writer
1988 Master Of Innocents Writer
1987 All At No. 20 - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Now We Are Four
  2. E2 - Three In A Bed
  3. E3 - My Kitten Right Or Wrong
  4. E4 - Warts And All
 Writer
1987 Slinger's Day - Series 2
  1. E3 - Taken For A Ride
 Writer
1987 The Dame Edna Experience - Series 1 Writer
1987 Home James! - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Thinkin' On Your Feet
  2. E2 - You Can't Win 'Em All
  3. E3 - Out of Bounds
  4. E4 - When Duty Calls
  5. E5 - Things That Go Spoof in the Night
  6. E6 - C'mon in Rubber Duck
 Script Editor
1987 Sorry! - Series 6
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  1. E1 - A Chief Inspector Calls
  2. E2 - Dream Time
  3. E3 - Amaze Your Friends!
  4. E4 - Gone, But Not Forgotten
  5. E5 - Little Foxes
  6. E6 - Do You Take This Man - and His Mother?
 Writer
1986 Dave Allen
  1. New Year Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
1986 Sorry! - Series 5
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  1. E1 - The Primal Scene, So to Speak
  2. E2 - Every Clown Wants to Play Hamlet
  3. E3 - Bells for Uncle Barstable
  4. E4 - Natural Wastage
  5. E5 - My Family and Other Monsters
  6. E6 - It's a Wonderful Life, Basically
 Writer
1986 Comrade Dad - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Don't Feel Bad, Dad
  3. E3 - The Lost Domain
  4. E4 - Of Gods And Heroes
  5. E5 - Dangerous Connections
  6. E6 - My Vegetable Love
  7. E7 - Cars That Pass In The Night
 Writer
1985 Sorry! - Series 4
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  1. E1 - My Huckleberry Friend
  2. E2 - Move over, Mrs Lumsden
  3. E3 - One of Our Naughty Bits Is Missing
  4. E4 - Confessions of a Jobbing Gardener
  5. E5 - A Little Something Set Aside
  6. E6 - Collapse of Small Party
 Writer
1985 Little And Large - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1984 Comrade Dad - Pilot Writer
1982 Sorry! - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Rabbit and the Pussycat
  2. E2 - You're Going Nowhere
  3. E3 - Bottom of the Class
  4. E4 - Spellbound
  5. E5 - It Never Rained in Those Days
  6. E6 - The Big Sleep
 Writer
1982 Sorry! - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Cromer Or Bust
  2. E2 - Perchance To Dream
  3. E3 - Sons And Lovers
  4. E4 - Great Expectations
  5. E5 - The Next Best Man
  6. E6 - Could Do Better
 Writer
1981 Boom Boom... Out Go The Lights - 1981
  1. Episode One
 Writer (Additional Material)
1981 Sorry! - Series 1
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  1. E1 - For Love Or Mummy
  2. E2 - Buttons
  3. E3 - The Godfather
  4. E4 - Bachelor Seeks Anywhere
  5. E5 - Does Your Mother Know You're Out?
  6. E6 - Curse Of The Mummy
 Writer
1980 Not The Nine O'Clock News - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
1980 Little And Large - New Year Special
  1. New Year Special
 Writer
1979 Dave Allen At Large - 1979 Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Writer
1979 The Dawson Watch - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Housing
  2. E2 - Transport
  3. E3 - Money
  4. E4 - Leisure
  5. E5 - Law
 Writer (Additional Material)
1977 The Barry Humphries Show - 1977 Specials Writer
1976 The Barry Humphries Show - 1976 Special Writer
1973 Our Kid Producer
1973 Our Kid Director
1973 Sir Yellow
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  1. E1 - A Knight To Remember
  2. E2 - Getting Ye Treatment
  3. E3 - Ye Turn Of Ye Worm
  4. E4 - Love All
  5. E5 - I'll Tag Along With Thee
 Director
1973 All Our Saturdays
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  1. E1 - Charity Meets Its Match
  2. E2 - The Unhappy Hooker
  3. E3 - 100 Years Of Outstanding Underthings
  4. E4 - The Ref Is Always Right
  5. E5 - Come Home Stan Maycock
  6. E6 - When The Nobbling Had To Stop
 Producer
1973 All Our Saturdays
  1. E1 - Charity Meets Its Match
  2. E6 - When The Nobbling Had To Stop
 Director
1972 Queenie's Castle - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Prowler
  2. E2 - New Broom
  3. E3 - The One That Got Away
  4. E4 - England Expects
  5. E5 - Mr. Faintheart
  6. E6 - The Patter Of Tiny Feet
 Producer
1972 Queenie's Castle - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Prowler
  2. E2 - New Broom
  3. E3 - The One That Got Away
  4. E4 - England Expects
  5. E5 - Mr. Faintheart
  6. E6 - The Patter Of Tiny Feet
 Director
1972 His And Hers - Series 2 Producer
1971 Keep It In The Family Producer
1971 Keep It In The Family Director
1971 Queenie's Castle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Sweetness & Light
  2. E2 - The Ladykillers
  3. E3 - The Breadwinner
  4. E4 - Industrial Relations
  5. E5 - On The Wagon
  6. E6 - Castles In The Air
 Producer
1971 Queenie's Castle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Sweetness & Light
  2. E2 - The Ladykillers
  3. E3 - The Breadwinner
  4. E4 - Industrial Relations
  5. E5 - On The Wagon
  6. E6 - Castles In The Air
 Director
1971 The Two Ronnies - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
1970 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2
  1. E13 - Royal Episode 13
 RSPCA Man
1970 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2
  1. E6 - It's A Living
 Colin
1970 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2
  1. E5 - Live From The Grill-o-Mat
 Fritz
1970 His And Hers - Series 1 Producer
1970 Barry Humphries' Scandals Writer
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1
  1. E11 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes To The Bathroom
 Chief Constable Fire and the Brain Surgeon
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1
  1. E10 - Untitled
 Algy Braithwaite
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1
  1. E6 - It's The Arts
 Edgar Hamilton and the Sixth Writer
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1
  1. E3 - How To Recognise Different Types Of Trees From Quite A Long Way Away
 Clerk of the Court
1969 Barry Humphries' Scandals Writer
1967 The Frost Report - Series 2 Director
1966 The Late Show
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Director
1966 The Frost Report - Series 1 Director

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
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