Anthony
MacMurray

Writer for television
Anthony MacMurray is a BAFTA- winning comedy writer for television. He created the original Channel 4 Comedy Lab The Last Chancers, which was developed into a five-part series for E4 and a two-parter for Channel 4, and has since been commissioned by BBC2 and BBC3, as well as penning a sitcom pilot that was picked up by Hartswood Films for development. He currently has projects in development with Channel X and Bwark Productions.

Anthony co-created and co-wrote Give Out Girls, an original half-hour comedy series for Big Talk, broadcast on Comedy Central in 2014.  

Anthony has written numerous episodes of CBBC's BAFTA-winning So Awkward, including the episode that won the BAFTA for best comedy in 2018. He also script-edited six episodes, worked as script polisher for the show from series 2 onward and wrote five episodes for the spin-off series, Still So Awkward.

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Television

Writer 

Goldies-Oldies
2 x 30' episodes
Nickelodeon
Still So Awkward:Series 1
5 x 30' episodes
CBBC
Little Darlings
Writer of additional material 
SKY
So Awkward: Series 3
3 x 30’ episodes

One episode co-written with Julie Bower

Channel X North for CBBC
So Awkward: Series 2
2 x 30' episodes

The series follows the lives of the three socially awkward friends as they navigate through school


Channel X North for CBBC
The Businessmen
Producer Phil Gilbert
Comedy series
Bwark Productions
In development
Comedy Nation
BBC2
Touch Me I'm Karen Taylor: Series 1 & 2
14 x 30'
Producer Richard Grocock
Director Ben Kellett
Starring
  • Karen Taylor
    •
    Comedy sketch show
    Avalon Television for BBC3
    Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
    7 x 30'
    Producer Richard Grocock
    Director Ben Kellett
    Starring
  • Al Murray
    •
    Comedy Sketch show
    Avalon Television for ITV1
    Home Town
    1 x 30'
    Optioned by Hartswood Films
    Rollin'
    1 x 30'
    Sitcom script.
    BBC2 Commission
    In Development
    Jack and Danny
    1 x 30'
    Sitcom script.
    BBC3 Commission
    In Development
    So Awkward: Series 4

    2 x 30' episodes
    The Dumping Ground: Series 8
    2 x 30' episodes

    One episode co-written with Jeff Povey
    So Awkward: Series 6
    2 x 30' episodes
    The Dumping Ground: Series 9
    1 x 30' episode

    Creator & Writer 

    Give Out Girls
    6 x 30'
    Starring
  • Miranda Hennessy
  • Kerry Howard
  • Cariad Lloyd
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman
    •
    Co-created and co-written with Hatty Ashdown.
    Big Talk Productions for Sky Living
    The Last Chancers
    5 x 55'
    Producer Sally Martin
    Director Stephen Merchant
    Starring
  • Adam Buxton
  • Kevin Bishop
  • Patrick Driver
  • Steve John Shepherd
    • Satire about a motley crew of Brighton-based twentysomethings and their attempts to make it big as a rock band.Co-written with Adam Buxton.
    Angel Eye Film & Television for Channel 4
    Wot4
    1 x 30'
    Comedy sketch show pilot
    Hat Trick for Channel 4

    Book

    Writer 

    Theatre

    Writer 

    Hurt Me (Ideally by punching me in the face)
    Director Harry Derbyshire
    Three hander
    Hill Street
    Who's Hardest
    Director Michael Bollen
    Three hander
    Hill Street
    See Everything
    Director Stephen Merchant
    Three hander
    Jermyn Street

    Radio

    Writer 

    Martin J Nichol - TV Producer
    Director Chris Wilson
    Scripted Interview
    Production Company Loose Ends
    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
    The Famous Author James Finn
    Director Chris Wilson
    Monologue
    Production Company Loose Ends
    Broadcaster BBC Radio 4