Simon Nye (Writing)
Little is known about Simon Nye, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
The Larkins
Set in the late 1950’s, The Larkins follows the golden-hearted wheeler dealer Pop Larkin and his wife Ma, together with their six children, including the beautiful Mariette, as they bask in their idyllic and beautiful patch of paradise in Kent.
Release Date:2021-10-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:11
Finding Alice
Alice's partner of 20 years, Harry, falls down the stairs and dies soon after the couple move into the dream home he designed. Alice discovers that some men, including her late ex, hide stuff that they don't want to deal with.
Release Date:2021-01-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:10
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical
A musical version of the classic story of the mean spirited Grinch who plots to steal Christmas from Whoville.
Release Date:2020-12-09
Department:Crew
Job:Script
Vote Count:13
Thanks for the Memories
Lively Joyce Conway is happy with her life: her boyfriend Conor loves her, she enjoys her job behind the scenes at the local radio station and her relationship to father could not be better. But everything is turned upside down after she has an accident requiring a blood transfusion. She subsequently wakes up with memories that are not hers.
Release Date:2019-09-29
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:3
Urban Myths
Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...
Release Date:2017-01-19
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:19
The Durrells
In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old house that has no electricity and that is crumbling apart. But life on Corfu is cheap, it's an earthly paradise, and the Durrells proceed to forge their new existence, with all its challenges, adventures, and forming relationships.
Release Date:2016-04-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:26
Vote Count:105
Down Dog
Every boy needs a father. Meet Frank. Lover and father. A high flying sex addict, told that he is dying, tries to connect with his teenage son by teaching him how to get the girl he likes.
Release Date:2014-09-28
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
The life and times of Tommy Cooper
Release Date:2014-04-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:13
Mr. Stink
Chloe recedes into herself due to her family's uncaring attitude towards her. When she meets Mr. Stink, a smelly man, she invites him to live in her garden shed.
Release Date:2012-12-23
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:26
In with the Flynns
A family comedy set in Manchester. Will Mellor and Niky Wardley play parents who are young and vibrant, as much in love with life as they are with each other and their kids.
Release Date:2011-06-08
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
Just William
Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since a children's television series in the 1990s. The series stars Daniel Roche as the title character, eponymous character William Brown. With Rebecca Front and Daniel Ryan as William's parents. Caroline Quentin and Warren Clarke appear as the parents of Violet Elizabeth Bott, neighbours of the Brown family. It is directed by Paul Seed and produced by John Chapman. Martin Jarvis, who voices the radio and audio CD adaptions of Just William, acts as the narrator. Various sources suggest that the series will not be returning.
Release Date:2010-12-28
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:6
Reggie Perrin
Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, which starred Leonard Rossiter. The revival stars Martin Clunes and was first broadcast on 24 April 2009. Series 1 was released on DVD in Region 2 by 2entertain on 1 June 2009.
Release Date:2009-04-24
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:12
Catwalk Dogs
The story of Sally (Georgia MacKenzie) and Michael (Kris Marshall) a couple who are attempting to cope with the trauma of miscarriage. The day Michael brings home pedigree puppy Archie it changes their lives forever. With their relationship wavering under the emotional stress, Sally decides to leave Michael. As a bolt hole she moves in next door to her new-found doggie friend, Guy (Dominic Rowan) and his formidable mother, dog show judge and Rottweiler breeder, Mrs Jessop (Diana Quick). Michael goes to pieces when Sally leaves, losing his job and self-respect. He turns to Archie for solace and man's best friend leads him to the disparate but caring members of a local dog club who just might be able to help him win back Sally.
Release Date:2007-10-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Flushed Away
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.
Release Date:2006-10-22
Department:Crew
Job:Additional Writing
Vote Count:3836
My Family and Other Animals
An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
Release Date:2005-12-27
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:21
Doctor Who
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Release Date:2005-03-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:3069
Carrie and Barry
Carrie and Barry is a sitcom, shown 2004 - 2005 on BBC One, starring Neil Morrissey, Claire Rushbrook, Mark Williams and Michelle Gomez. Produced by Hartswood Films, it reunited Morrissey with personnel from Men Behaving Badly: specifically writer Simon Nye, executive producer Beryl Vertue and director Martin Dennis. It was produced by Sue Vertue. Neil Morrissey plays part-time taxi driver Barry and Claire Rushbrook is his beautician wife Carrie. The couple find themselves with the daily challenges of keeping the spice in their marriage and the fun in their day jobs — as well as having to deal with Barry's teenage daughter Sinéad from his disastrous first marriage. Mark Williams plays Barry's mate Kirk, who co-owns his black cab whilst Michelle Gomez is Carrie's acid-tongued best friend and fellow beautician Michelle.
Release Date:2004-09-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:1
Pride
The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.
Release Date:2004-06-21
Department:Writing
Job:Author
Vote Count:71
Hardware
Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly. The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
Release Date:2003-03-23
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:5
Pollyanna
Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever.
Release Date:2003-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:19
Wild West
Set in the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep, the sitcom centres around Mary and her neurotic partner Angela who run the local town store and post office.
Release Date:2002-10-22
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:6
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
Release Date:2002-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
The Savages
The chaotic world of Adam and Jessica Savage and their two small children as they face of the pressures of modern life.
Release Date:2001-04-24
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:1
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
Release Date:2000-12-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
The Railway Children
Set at the turn of the 20th century, The Railway Children tells the story of three Edwardian children and their mother who move to a country house in Yorkshire after their father is mysteriously taken away by the police.
Release Date:2000-09-11
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:24
Beast
Beast is a BBC One sitcom based in a veterinary surgery. Two series of six episodes each were made, with the first broadcast in early 2000 and the second in early 2001. The main premise of the show is that the main character and practice owner doesn't like being a vet and has a strong dislike of animals.
Release Date:2000-01-13
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:2
Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Cinderella featuring various celebrities.
Release Date:2000-01-02
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.
Release Date:1998-12-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
How Do You Want Me?
Following their marriage, Ian and Lisa move back to the village where she grew up, a village still dominated by her family. In order to try to fit in, Ian takes a job as the village photographer, a profession for which he is not really cut out.
Release Date:1998-02-24
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:6
Men Behaving Badly
Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It is based on the earlier British sitcom of the same name.
Release Date:1996-09-18
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:4
True Love
Comedy drama about Donna (Emma Wray) who tells her philandering husband Phil (Philip Glenister) to leave, and struggles to raise her two children on her nurse's wages. She unexpectedly meets James (Douglas Hodge), who runs a smallholding in the country, but the course of true love does not run smoothly.
Release Date:1996-02-24
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Is It Legal?
Is It Legal? is a British television sitcom set in a solicitors office in Hounslow, west London, which ran from 1995 to 1998. It was produced by Hartswood Films and was shown on ITV for Series 1-2 and Channel 4 for Series 3. It was written by Simon Nye, who also wrote other ITV sitcoms such as Men Behaving Badly and Hardware.
Release Date:1995-09-12
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:2
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs (Timothy Spall) is a down-at-heel ticket tout with grand ideas. He has an ambition to become a 'high class' promoter of famous and talented performers. In reality, his ambitions tend to outstrip his capabilities.
Release Date:1993-07-12
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:9
Vote Count:1
Men Behaving Badly
Sitcom following the misadventures of laddish flatmates Gary and Tony
Release Date:1992-02-18
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:41
Vote Count:68
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Release Date:1963-11-23
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:639