Mark Oswin's Creative Multimedia Business

Writing Stuff


I'm a writer. Mostly I write comedy programmes for television. It's usually sitcoms, but I've also written (and performed) in sketch shows, and script-edited on factual series. I also write for radio and video games. Once long ago I even toured theatre, and performed live comedy.

 

All kinds of famous people have been in things that I've written, and their pictures are scattered around these pages until their agents contact me and tell me to remove them. Until then, let's hope that some of their celebrity glory rubs off and makes me look good.

 

Here's a list of a few of the things I've done:

 

Hotel Trubble - CBBC - CBBC

I wrote two episodes of this mental CBBC sitcom, and script-polished a further five.

 

Summer in Transylvania - RDF - Nickelodeon

I wrote and script-polished on this brand new teen sitcom.

 

Jinx - Kindle - CBBC and BBC2

I wrote on four episodes and script-polished a further two on this CBBC kid's sitcom.

 

My Spy Family - Kindle/Cartoon Network - Boomerang

"The Trophy Affair" - one episode of the hit international kid's sitcom.

 

Trexx & Flipside - Hanrahan Media - BBC2 and BBC3

"Resplendent" - one episode of the hip hop sitcom, guest starring Reginald D Hunter as an insane music producer.

 

Placebo - BBC Comedy North - BBC3

Sitcom set in a clinical tirals unit, starring Maxine Peake, Katy Brand, and Nick Mohammed.

 

Skin Deep - Celador - Channel 4

Comedy Lab sitcom about a tattoo artist and a body piercer. Starring Steve Oram and Tom Meeten.

 

Facing Up - Celador - ITV

ITV sitcom pilot starring Mark Heap, Samantha Janus, John Thompson, and Tom Watt.

 

The 11 O'Clock Show - Talkback - Channel 4

Wrote (and designed) a web-based comedy spot on the classic late night comedy show.

 

Weird, Bad & Ugly - United Wildlife - Channel 5

Script-edited two factual wildlife series about amusing animal behaviours. Narrated by Tony Robinson.

 

Electric Babylon - Paramount Comedy Channel

Several two minute "interstitial" sketches, including Celine Dion vs The Prodigy, and Radiohead's World Cup anthem.

 

Comedy Nation - BBC Entertainment - BBC2

'90s BBC2 sketch show for breaking talent including innumerable people who are now stupidly famous.

 

Malice - Argonaut - X-box/PS2

Baffling video game about a wise-cracking teenage goddess with a giant hammer.

 

Videos


I'm not entirely clear on the legality of uploading videos of broadcast work. Fortunately I've recently discovered that some other kind people have uploaded spurious clips of my shows to YouTube, so I guess there's no harm in linking to them:

 

Jinx (CBBC - 2009)

Jinx screenshot

A compilation of magical moments from "Jinx".

This is a musical compilation of some of the magical moments from Jinx, which gives you a good flavour of the series (without using any actual dialogue...)

 

Trexx & Flipside (BBC2 - 2009)

Trexx and Flipside screenshot

Trexx has a panic attack outside a record shop while Flipside attempts to calm him down

Here's a clip from our episode, Resplendent. Trexx is having a panic attack outside a record shop.

 

Placebo (BBC3 - 2008)

Screenshot from Placebo

Brandon rants about the consequences of eating five portions of fruit and veg per day.

A clip of the "apples" scene. Brandon rants about the consequences of 5-a-day.

 

Skin Deep (Channel 4 - 2004)

Screenshot from Skin Deep

Accidental tattoo doodles and a man who quite fancies being branded.

A scene in which Carl accidentally jots down some sums on a client's back. With a tattoo pen.

 

Celine Dion vs The Prodigy

Dion vs Prodigy screenshot

Celine duets with Keith Flint in this comedy mash-up we wrote and performed for The Paramount Comedy Channel.

This is a video we made for the Paramount Comedy Channel. It's fairly self-explanitory...