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John O'Farrell. Copyright: BBC
John O'Farrell

John O'Farrell

  • Writer, producer and comedian
John O'Farrell. Copyright: BBC

John O'Farrell is a writer, producer and comedian.

Year Production Role
2023 Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget Story
2023 Cheerful Earful Self
2023 Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget Writer
2022 Cheerful Earful Self
2019 The Comedy Years
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  1. E1 - 1979
  2. E2 - 1984
  3. E3 - 1998
  4. E4 - 2003
 Self
2018 Things Can Only Get Worse
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  1. E1 - 1997-2001
 Writer
2018 Things Can Only Get Worse
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  1. E1 - 1997-2001
 Host / Presenter
2018 Early Man Writer
2017 The Now Show - Series 51
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Comic Fringes - Series 10
  1. E3 - The Gospel According To Judas
 Writer
2014 Comic Fringes - Series 10
  1. E3 - The Gospel According To Judas
 Narrator
2014 John O'Farrell: 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes Self
2012 The One...
  1. E3 - The One Griff Rhys Jones
 Writer
2010 All About The Good Life Self
2010 Rude Britannia
  1. E3 - You've Never Had It So Rude!!
 Guest
2009 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 7
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2009 May Contain Nuts
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Executive Producer
2009 May Contain Nuts
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2009 What The Dickens? - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2008 What The Dickens? - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2008 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 35
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2007 An Utterly Impartial History Of Britain Creator
2007 An Utterly Impartial History Of Britain
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  1. E1 - Dire Combustion
  2. E2 - The Invasion of the Vikings
  3. E3 - Revolting Times
  4. E4 - The Norman Conquest
  5. E5 - Their Finest Hour
 Writer
2007 An Utterly Impartial History Of Britain
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  1. E1 - Dire Combustion
  2. E2 - The Invasion of the Vikings
  3. E3 - Revolting Times
  4. E4 - The Norman Conquest
  5. E5 - Their Finest Hour
 Narrator
2006 Have I Got News For You - Series 31
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2006 The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2006 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2005 Whispers - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2005 Heresy - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2004 Heresy - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2004 We've Been Here Before - Series 2 Team Captain
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
 Guest
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 26
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2003 Comedy From Merton To Enfield
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  1. E1 - David Baddiel
  2. E3 - Ben Elton
  3. E4 - Stephen Fry
 Self
2002 Have I Got News For You - Series 24
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2002 The News Quiz - Series 48
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2000 Chicken Run Writer (Additional Material)
2000 The News Quiz - Series 44
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2000 The News Quiz - Series 43
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2000 The Peter Principle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Un Homme et Une Femme
  2. E2 - Desperately Seeking Susan
  3. E3 - Greyhound Day
  4. E4 - There's Something about Geoffrey
  5. E5 - Truly Bradley Deeply
  6. E6 - Casabanca
 Associate Producer
2000 The Peter Principle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Un Homme et Une Femme
  2. E2 - Desperately Seeking Susan
  3. E3 - Greyhound Day
  4. E4 - There's Something about Geoffrey
  5. E5 - Truly Bradley Deeply
  6. E6 - Casabanca
 Writer
1999 The News Quiz - Series 42
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - The News Quiz of the Year (Part 1)
 Guest
1999 The News Quiz - Series 41
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1999 Boyz Unlimited
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Policeman 1
1998 Drop The Dead Donkey - Series 6
  1. E6 - A Bit of an Atmosphere
 Commentator
1998 The Motion Show - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
1998 Smith & Jones - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1998 Week Ending - Series 83
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  1. E13 - Week Ending Ending
 Writer
1998 If I Ruled The World - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1997 Room 101 - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Jeremy Clarkson
  2. E2 - Neil Morrissey
  3. E3 - Terry Wogan
  4. E4 - Alan Davies
  5. E5 - Chris Tarrant
  6. E6 - Arthur Smith
  7. E7 - Ulrika Jonsson
  8. E8 - Mark Lamarr
 Writer (Additional Material)
1997 Smith & Jones - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1997 The Peter Principle - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Sex, Lies and Videotape
  2. E2 - Health Matters
  3. E3 - Upwardly Mobile
  4. E4 - The Midas Touch
  5. E5 - Insecurity
  6. E6 - Bank Holiday
 Writer
1997 The Peter Principle - Series 1
  1. E5 - Insecurity
 Brian
1996 It Happened Next Year Writer
1996 Never Mind The Horrocks Writer
1996 Murder Most Horrid - Series 3
  1. E2 - Life or Death Operation
 Writer
1995 The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
  1. Episode One
 Writer
1995 Smith & Jones - Series 4
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1995 The Peter Principle - Pilot Writer
1995 Room 101 - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Richard Wilson
  2. E2 - Frank Skinner
  3. E3 - Caroline Quentin
  4. E4 - Jimmy Tarbuck
  5. E5 - Richard E. Grant
  6. E6 - Germaine Greer
  7. E7 - Angus Deayton
  8. E8 - Terry Christian
 Writer (Additional Material)
1994 A Look Back At The Future Writer
1993 Spitting Image - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
1993 A Look Back At The Nineties Writer
1993 Spitting Image - Series 16
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - Series 15
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 5 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - Series 14
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1992 Spitting Image - 1992 Election Special Writer
1991 Spitting Image - Series 13 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1991 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 4 Writer
1991 Josie
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
1991 Spitting Image - Series 12 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1990 Spitting Image - Series 11
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1990 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 3 Writer
1990 Spitting Image - Series 10
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1990 Have I Got News For You Writer (Additional Material)
1990 Up Yer Festival Writer
1989 Smith & Jones - Series 1 (as Burton & O'Farrell)
  1. E6 - The Unprepared Version
 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - Series 9
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1989 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 2 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - Series 8
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
1989 Spitting Image - The Sound Of Maggie! Writer
1988 Spitting Image - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 61
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1988 Little Blighty On The Down - Series 1 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 60
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E10 - Episode Ten
  8. E11 - Episode Eleven
  9. E12 - Episode Twelve
  10. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  11. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  12. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  13. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  14. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  15. E19 - Episode Nineteen
  16. E20 - Episode Twenty
  17. E21 - Episode Twenty-One
  18. E22 - Episode Twenty-Two
 Writer
1988 Week Ending - Series 59
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 58
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  12. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  13. E15 - Episode Fifteen
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 57
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  11. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  12. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  13. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  14. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  15. E19 - Episode Nineteen
  16. E20 - Episode Twenty
 Writer
1987 Week Ending - Series 56
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E9 - Episode Nine
  5. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  6. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Writer
1986 Spitting Image - Series 5
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)

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