Ian was born and raised in Birmingham and started writing comedy for Youth
Theatre at the city’s Custard Factory Art’s Centre. He’s been writing for
television since 2010, since then he’s co-created and written three series ofThe Job Lot (starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland) for ITV, Carters
Get Rich (James Van Der Beek, Kerry Godliman) and In the Long Run (Idris
Elba, Bill Bailey) both for Sky One. He’s also written episodes of
Timewasters (Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Samson Kayo) and The Windsors
(Harry Enfield, Morgana Robinson). For the BBC Ian has written episodes of
Death In Paradise (Ralph Little, Don Warrington), Beyond Paradise (Kris
Marshall, Sally Bretton) and Death Valley (Timothy Spall, Gwyneth
Keyworth).
Ian also co-created and wrote The Completely Made Up Adventures of
Dick Turpin starring Noel Fielding, Hugh Bonneville, Tamsin Grieg, David
Threlfall, Jessica Hynes for Apple TV +.
For Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Ian adapted A Christmas Carol in
2020 and wrote the play Steve and Steff Forever, an unashamedly heart
warming romantic comedy in 2025.
Most recently Ian has created, exec produced and written Benidorm is
Murder starring John Hannah, set to be aired on Channel 5 later in 2026.
He has projects currently in development with Red Planet and Moonriver TV/
Mercury Studios.
