Georgia
Pritchett

Writer for film and television

Georgia is a multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer, who has five Emmys, six Writers Guild awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a Producer’s Guild award. She is currently a writer and co-executive producer on HBO's critically acclaimed show, Succession, which is currently filming the fourth season. Georgia was the co-executive producer and writer on the HBO multi-Emmy winning show Veep, which ran for seven seasons.

Georgia recently show-ran The Shrink Next Door for Apple TV: an adaptation of the hit podcast, it starred Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn.

She wrote three episodes of HBO's Avenue Five, Armando Iannucci’s space comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Georgia has written extensively for Miranda Hart and Tracy Ullman and the shows Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Not Going Out and The Thick of It. She created, wrote and show-ran 2DTV for ITV as well as Quick Cuts starring Doon Makichan, Feel The Force and three series of Life of Riley - starring Caroline Quentin for the BBC.

Georgia’s memoir My Mess is a Bit of a Life was released in the summer of 2021 to rave reviews.

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Television

Writer & Executive Producer 

Succession: Series 1, 2 & 3
Creator Jesse Armstrong
Producer Adam Mckay
Starring
  • Brian Cox
  • Kieran Culkin
  • Sarah Snook
  • Jeremy Strong
  • Matthew Macfadyen
    •

    Emmy winning Drama

    HBO
    Veep: Series 7
    Writer & Co-Executive Producer
    Creator Armando Iannucci
    Starring
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    •
    HBO
    Veep: Series 6
    Writer & Co-Executive Producer
    Creator Armando Iannucci
    Starring
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    •
    HBO
    See Now

    Writer & Creator 

    Bacon

    Two police women on the beat 

    Objective for BBC
    Bump
    6 x 30'

    A transantlantic comedy about the perils of surrogacy.

    FX
    In development
    It's a Date
    6 x 30'

    Comedy about the difficulties of modern dating. . 

    Pretty Matches for HBO
    In development
    Borderline
    6 x 30'

    A single mother struggles with her two unusual children.

    House Productions
    In development
    Lucy in Disguise
    12 x 30'
    Original comedy
    ABC Studios
    Life Of Riley
    Series 1, 2 and 3
    Producer Catherine Bailey
    Director Martin Dennis
    Starring
  • Neil Dudgeon
  • Caroline Quentin
    •

    Hit sit-com depicting the lives of a newly married couple and the children each of them bring from a previous relationship.

    Catherine Bailey Limited for BBC1
    Feel The Force
    6 x 30'
    Producer Catherine Bailey
    Director Tristram Shapeero
    Starring
  • Rosie Cavaliero
  • Sally Frank
  •
    Catherine Bailey Limited for BBC2
    Barking!
    Series 1, 2 and 3
    Producer Catherine Bailey
    Director Declan O'Dwyer, Matt Bloom & A.J. Quinn
    Starring
  • Will Mellor
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    Bafta-nominated kids show about a talking dog
    Catherine Bailey Limited for ITV1
    2DTV
    30 x 30'
    Director Tim Searle
    Starring
  • Jon Culshaw
  • Lewis MacLeod
  • Jan Ravens
    •
    Animated comedy series
    ITV1
    Quick Cuts
    3 x 30'
    Starring
  • Jane Dowden
  • O.T. Fagbenle
  • Jessica Gunning
  • Doon Mackichan
    •
    Sitcom set in a hairdressers
    Catherine Bailey Productions for BBC4
    See Now

    Writer 

    The Shrink Next Door
    Director Michael Showalter
    Starring
  • Will Ferrell
  • Paul Rudd
  • Kathryn Hahn
    •

    Showrunning the limited series, a dark comedy adaptation of the hit podcast of the same name.

    Apple TV+
    Avenue 5
    Creator Armando Iannucci
    Starring
  • Hugh Laurie
  • Josh Gad
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    HBO space comedy. 

    HBO
    Loaded
    2x45'
    Producer Charlie Leech
    Director Natalie Bailey

    Georgia has written episode 4 and 5 of Loaded Series 1.

    AMC for Channel 4
    Life After You

    Adaptation of the book by Lucie Brownlee

    Ecosse Films for Channel 4
    In Development
    Veep: Series 5
    Creator Armando Iannucci
    Producer Armando Iannucci
    Starring
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    •

    Currently writing the 5th series of the Emmy Award winning HBO show. 

    HBO
    Scream Street

    For kids' TV.

    Coolabi for BBC
    Miranda Christmas Specials
    2 x 30'
    Creator Miranda Hart
    Starring
  • Miranda Hart
    •

    Christmas special for the last ever episodes of Miranda.

    King Bert for BBC
    Veep: Series 4
    Emmy award for Best Comedy Series
    Creator Armando Iannucci
    Producer Armando Iannucci
    Starring
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    •

    Writer and supervising producer for the fourth series of the award winning political satire.

    WGA Award nominated for Best Episodic Comedy for her episode Joint Session. 

    HBO
    Veep: Series 3

    Writer and consulting producer on the third series of the award winning political satire

    HBO
    See Now
    Veep: Series 2
    10 x 30'
    Starring
  • Anna Chlumsky
  • Tony Hale
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • Reid Scott
    •
    Writer and consulting producer on the second series of the political satire set in the Vice-Presidents office
    HBO
    Miranda: Series 3
    Starring
  • Miranda Hart
  • Sally Hadland
  • Patricia Hodge
  • James Holmes
    •
    Storylining and additional material for the series
    BBC Productions for BBC2
    In development
    Sport Relief 2012
    Sketch writer
    BBC Productions
    The Thick of It: Series 4
    Winner RTS Awards: Comedy Writing
    Producer Armando Ianucci
    Starring
  • Roger Allam
  • Peter Capaldi
  • Vincent Franklin
  • Rebecca Front
    •
    Provider of additional material for the fourth series of the award-winning comedy
    BBC Productions for BBC2
    Not Going Out
    2 x 30'
    Producer Jamie Rix
    Director Nick Wood
    Starring
  • Sally Bretton
  • Melanie Gutteridge
  • Lee Mack
  • Tim Vine
    •
    Provided additional material for two episodes of the comedy series
    Avalon for BBC1
    Trexx and Flipside
    6 x 30'
    Starring
  • David Ajala
  • Rich Fulcher
  • Ashley Madekwe
    •
    Comedy series
    Hanrahan Media for BBC3
    The Lenny Henry Show
    1 x 30'
    Starring
  • Lenny Henry
    •
    BBC1
    My Family: Multiple Episodes
    2 x 30'
    Starring
  • Robert Lindsay
  • Zoe Wanamaker
    •
    DLT Entertainment for BBC1
    S Club 7
    6 x 30'
    Starring
  • Paul Cattermole
  • Jon Lee
  • Jo O'Meara
  • Hannah Spearritt
    •
    Writer on various incarnations of the hit show about the band S Club 7
    BBC1
    Have I Got News For You
    Starring
  • Angus Deayton
  • Ian Hislop
  • Paul Merton
    •

    Sketch writer

    BBC1
    Smack The Pony
    23 x 30'
    Producer Victoria Pile
    Director Tristram Shapeero
    Starring
  • Sarah Alexander
  • Doon Mackichan
  • Sally Phillips
    •
    Script editor and sketch writer on one of the decade's most acclaimed and influential comedy shows
    Talkback Thames for Channel 4
    Smith & Jones
    18 x 30'
    Starring
  • Griff Rhys Jones
  • Mel Smith
    •
    Sketch writer
    BBC
    Jo Brand: Through The Cakehole
    6 x 30'
    Starring
  • Jo Brand
    •

    Sketch writer

    Channel 4

    Film

    Writer 

    The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
    Creator Nick Park
    Producer Steve Box & Nick Park
    Director Steve Box & Nick Park
    Starring
  • Helena Bonham-Carter
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Peter Kay
  • Peter Sallis
    •
    Polish on the script of the highly-popular animation
    Aardman Animation
    Spice World
    Director Bob Spiers
    Starring
  • Victoria Beckham
  • Melanie Brown
  • Emma Bunton
  • Melanie Chisholm
    • Buena Vista
    High Heels and Low Lives
    Director Mel Smith
    Starring
  • Minnie Driver
  • Michael Gambon
  • Mary McCormack
    •
    Buena Vista

    Book

    Writer 

    Theatre

    Writer 

    Miranda: Live Shows
    Starring
  • Miranda Hart
    •

    Contributing writer to Miranda Hart's live tour. 
    The Snow Queen
    A children's Christmas musical adaptation for Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and Royal and Derngate, Northampton
    Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton
    Me and My Shadow

    Comedy play in development
    Telling Tales
    Director Maria Aitken
    The real stories behind the fairy tales you think you know
    In development with ATG