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James Hendrie

  • Writer and script editor

James Hendrie is a writer and script editor.

Year Production Role
2022 Alone - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Best Upstairs Neighbour Ever
  2. E2 - The Longest Brief Thing
  3. E3 - Cat and Mice
  4. E4 - Ellie Retirement
  5. E5 - The Toy Man
  6. E6 - Domestic Blitz
 Script Editor
2022 The Break - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Carpe Leafletem
  2. E2 - Secrets and Fries
  3. E3 - Would Not Recommend
  4. E4 - A Fun Day Out
  5. E5 - A Fight For Four Eyes
  6. E6 - Some Like It Hut
 Writer
2021 Alone - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Remember The Date
  2. E2 - Unpacking The Yada Yada
  3. E3 - Undercover Hamster
  4. E4 - Man Down
  5. E5 - One's Company
  6. E6 - Best Man Wins
 Script Editor
2020 The Break - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Never the Twin
  2. E2 - Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
  3. E3 - The Haunting Of Jeffrey Whittaker
  4. E4 - The Agreement
  5. E5 - Strangers And A Drain
  6. E6 - Fly Flamford!
 Writer
2018 The Break - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Longest Day
  2. E2 - Van Crazy
 Writer
2018 Alone - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Long Bad Friday Night
  2. E2 - Not Listening But Hearing
 Script Editor
2016 The Break - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Key
  2. E2 - Cold Mountain
 Writer
2013 Being Eileen - Series 1
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  1. E2 - Homeless
  2. E3 - Ay Carumba
  3. E4 - Monopoly
  4. E5 - DIY
  5. E6 - Birthday
 Script Editor
2012 The One...
  1. E1 - The One Lenny Henry
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 After You've Gone - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Dawn Of The Dad
  2. E2 - Not Love Actually
  3. E3 - Going Solo
  4. E4 - Bad, Bad Old Days
  5. E5 - The Lure Of The Rings
  6. E6 - Damaged
  7. E7 - The Law Of The Skip
  8. E8 - Too Cool For School
  9. Special - There Will Be Pud
 Writer
2008 After You've Gone - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Dawn Of The Dad
  2. E2 - Not Love Actually
  3. E3 - Going Solo
  4. E4 - Bad, Bad Old Days
  5. E5 - The Lure Of The Rings
  6. E6 - Damaged
  7. E7 - The Law Of The Skip
  8. E8 - Too Cool For School
  9. Special - There Will Be Pud
 Executive Producer
2007 After You've Gone - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Web Of Deceit
  2. E2 - Rose Tattoo
  3. E3 - Tell Tale
  4. E4 - Meet The Parent
  5. E5 - Love And War
  6. E6 - When She Came Back
  7. E7 - Ride Of The Valkyrie
  8. E8 - Just Say No
  9. Special - And So This Is Christmas
 Executive Producer
2007 After You've Gone - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Web Of Deceit
  2. E2 - Rose Tattoo
  3. E3 - Tell Tale
  4. E4 - Meet The Parent
  5. E5 - Love And War
  6. E6 - When She Came Back
  7. E7 - Ride Of The Valkyrie
  8. E8 - Just Say No
  9. Special - And So This Is Christmas
 Writer
2007 After You've Gone - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Stuck In The Middle With You
  2. E2 - Silence Of The Clams
  3. E3 - Lock Back In Anger
  4. E4 - Ripped Off
  5. E5 - School Of Hard Knocks
  6. E6 - Let's Get Quizzical
  7. E7 - Out Of Africa
 Writer
2006 Home Again
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  1. E1 - Accommodation
  2. E3 - Too Much Inflammation
  3. E4 - Solitary Pleasures
  4. E5 - Protection
  5. E6 - Horn Of Plenty
 Writer
2006 The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer (Additional Material)
2004 My Family - Series 5
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  1. E1 - The Mummy Returns
  2. E3 - What's Up, Docklands?
  3. E4 - Luck Be A Lady Tonight
  4. E5 - First Past The Post
  5. E13 - Going Dental
 Writer
2004 My Family - Series 5
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  1. Special - Reloaded
  2. E1 - The Mummy Returns
  3. E2 - You Don't Know Jack
  4. E3 - What's Up, Docklands?
  5. E4 - Luck Be A Lady Tonight
  6. E5 - First Past The Post
  7. E6 - My Will Be Done
  8. E7 - My Fair Charlady
  9. E8 - The Mouth Trap
  10. E9 - While You Weren't Sleeping
  11. E10 - Dentist To The Stars
  12. E11 - A Wife Less Ordinary
  13. E12 - The Book Of Love
  14. E13 - Going Dental
  15. Special - Glad Tidings We Bring
 Executive Producer
2003 My Family - Series 4
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  1. E10 - Loco Parents
 Executive Producer
2003 My Family - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Fitting Punishment
  2. E2 - They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?
  3. E8 - Friday The 31st
  4. E9 - Sitting Targets
  5. E11 - Canary Cage
  6. Special - Sixty Feet Under
 Writer
2002 My Family - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Absent Vixen, Cheeky Monkey
  2. E3 - Desperately Squeaking Susan
  3. E5 - Imperfect Strangers
  4. E10 - Handful Of Dust
  5. E11 - The Lost Weekend
  6. Special - Ding Dong Merrily...
 Writer
2002 A Tribute To The Likely Lads Writer (Adapted By)
2001 My Family - Series 2
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  1. E1 - All Roads Lead To Ramon
  2. E4 - Trust Never Sleeps
  3. E6 - Driving Miss Crazy
  4. E7 - I Second That Emulsion
  5. E8 - Age Of Romance
  6. E13 - Breakable
 Writer
2000 My Family - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Serpent's Tooth
  2. E2 - A Pain In The Class
  3. E4 - The Last Resort
 Writer
1999 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1998 Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
1998 The Beaton Generation
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
1997 Red Dwarf - Series VII
  1. E8 - Nanarchy
 Writer
1996 The 10%ers - Series 2
  1. E4 - Runner
 Writer
1995 The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
  1. Episode One
 Writer
1994 The 10%ers - Series 1
  1. E3 - A Small Package
 Writer
1994 Murder Most Horrid - Series 2
  1. E4 - We All Hate Granny
 Writer
1992 Lenny Henry: In Dreams Director
1991 Lenny Go Home Writer
1991 Murder Most Horrid - Series 1
  1. E4 - A Determined Woman
 Director
1991 Murder Most Horrid - Series 1
  1. E4 - A Determined Woman
  2. E6 - Mrs Hat And Mrs Red
 Writer
1989 Smith & Jones - Series 1
  1. E6 - The Unprepared Version
 Writer
1989 Smith & Jones - Series 1 (as James Hendry)
  1. E5 - The Undiscovered Version
 Writer
1988 The Lenny Henry Special Writer
1988 Alas Smith & Jones - Alas Sage And Onion Writer
1988 Spitting Image - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
1988 Spitting Image - 1988 Specials
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  1. Special - Bumbledown - The Life And Times Of Ronald Reagan
 Writer
1988 The Mausoleum Club - The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club
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  1. E1 - The Pet And The Pendulum
  2. E2 - The Charge Of The Boys' Brigade
  3. E3 - Trevor Island
  4. E4 - The Prunestone
  5. E5 - The T Machine
  6. E6 - Bleak Horse
 Writer
1988 Saturday Night Fry - 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
 Writer (Additional Material)
1987 The Lenny Henry Christmas Special Writer (Additional Material)
1987 Saturday Night Fry - Pilot Writer (Additional Material)
1987 Spitting Image - Series 6
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. Special - A Non-Denominational Spitting Image Holiday Special
 Writer
1987 Spitting Image - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer (Additional Material)
1987 Alas Smith & Jones - Series 4 Writer
1987 The Mausoleum Club - Tales From The Mausoleum Club
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  1. E1 - The Inaudible Man
  2. E2 - Heart Of Skegness
  3. E3 - A Study In Starlets
  4. E4 - The Turn Of The Knob
  5. E5 - Soldiers Three, India Nil
  6. E6 - Jess Of The B'ournevilles
 Writer
1985 Week Ending - Series 52
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. E12 - Episode Twelve
  8. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1985 The Lenny Henry Show - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1985 Week Ending - Series 50
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E11 - Episode Eleven
  9. E12 - Episode Twelve
  10. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  11. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1985 Week Ending - Series 49
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  1. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  2. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1984 The Mausoleum Club - The Demon Cakestand Of Beastley Chase Writer
1984 Week Ending - Series 48
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
1984 The Lenny Henry Show - 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
 Writer
1984 In One Ear - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
1984 The News Huddlines - Series 16
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
1984 Alas Smith & Jones - Series 1 Writer
1984 Week Ending - Series 46
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  11. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Writer
1983 In One Ear - Pilot
  1. Episode One
 Writer
1983 Carrott's Lib - 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 - New Year Special
 Writer
1983 Three Of A Kind - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1983 Week Ending - Series 44
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
1983 The News Huddlines - Series 15
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1983 Week Ending - Series 43
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Writer
1983 Week Ending - Series 42
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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
1982 Week Ending - Series 41
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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
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Writer
1982 The News Huddlines - 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
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
1982 Radio Active - Series 2
  1. E2 - Charity Radiothon
  2. E3 - Good Day Sport
  3. E4 - What's Going On?
 Writer (Additional Material)
1982 Injury Time - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
1982 Week Ending - Series 40
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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
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  14. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  15. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  16. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  17. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  18. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  19. E19 - Episode Nineteen
  20. Special - The Light Entertainment Show
 Writer
1982 The News Huddlines - Series 13
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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. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
1982 Week Ending - Series 39
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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
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Writer
1981 The News Huddlines - Series 12
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
1981 Week Ending - Series 38
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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. E10 - Episode Ten
  10. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Writer
1981 Week Ending - Series 37
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
  3. E12 - Episode Twelve
  4. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  5. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  6. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  7. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  8. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  9. E19 - Episode Nineteen
 Writer

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