James Sullivan (born 19 April 1978) is a British television screenwriter. He is best known for writing seven episodes of The Green Green Grass.
Jim Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Sullivan 19 April 1978 |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Period | 2006 – present |
| Notable works | The Green Green Grass |
| Parents | John Sullivan (father) |
Family
editJim’s father, John Sullivan, was the writer and creator of Citizen Smith (1977–1980) before creating his more notable work Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003).
Career
editSullivan wrote seven episodes for his late father's Only Fools and Horses spin-off, The Green Green Grass.[1]
Sullivan helped write the Only Fools and Horses Sport Relief special in 2014 alongside his brother Dan Sullivan by incorporating some of their late father's old notes and bits of dialogue for the show that he never found a place for.[2]
Sullivan wrote He Who Dares..., a fictional autobiography that was released by Ebury Press in October 2015.[3]
Sullivan, alongside Rod Green, also wrote Only Fools and Horses: The Peckham Archives, which was released by Ebury Press in October 2016.[4]
Sullivan announced in July 2018 that he had written You Know It Makes Sense, Lessons from the Derek Trotter School of Business (and life). It was released by Ebury Press in November 2018.[5]
Sullivan announced in July 2018 that he and Paul Whitehouse had written Only Fools and Horses The Musical, which launched on 9 February 2019 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.[6]
Works
edit- The Green Green Grass (2006–2009)
- Only Fools and Horses Sport Relief special (2014)
- Only Fools and Horses The Musical (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Jim Sullivan". Futerman, Rose & Associates. 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Football legend David Beckham to join Del and Rodney in Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport Relief". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Who wrote he who dares?". 3 August 2017.
- ^ "The Peckham Archives are Published". 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter has only gone and signed another book deal". 13 July 2018.
- ^ "A message from Jim Sullivan". 16 July 2018.
External links
edit- Jim Sullivan at IMDb
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