(These lists are quite out of date. For up-to-the-minute James Bachman career information visit my agent's website.)

Most of my writing work has been done on entertainment shows, with regular forays into the worlds of radio and TV sketch comedy. I mainly work in a writing partnership with Mark Evans.

This Week Only - Princess Productions (2001)
Panel discussion show for C4 hosted by Jo Cornish of Adam & Jo.
Producers: Anil Gupta, Chris Pilkington

Ed Stone is Dead - Initial Television / BBC (2001)
Development work, brainstorming and scriptwriting on Richard Blackwood sitcom.
Producers: Anil Gupta, Chris Pilkington

Slap Bang with Ant and Dec - Blaze TV (2001)
Saturday evening music and comedy show for ITV.
Producer: Sam Pinnell

Popeman - Channel X / Moi j'aime le television (2001)
Character and scenario development and scriptwriting on Anglo-French cartoon for BBC.
Producers: Alan Marke, Phil Ox

The Very World of Milton Jones - Pozzitive Television (2001)
Third series of Sony Radio Award nominated sketch show for Radio 4.
Producer: David Tyler

The Richard Blackwood Show - Planet 24 (2001)
Chat, comedy and music show for Channel 4.
Producer: Sam Pinnell

The 11 O'Clock Show - Talkback (2000)
Thrice-weekly topical satire show for Channel 4.
Producer: Phil Clarke

At Home with Mel and Sue - BBC TV (2000)
Script/treatment work on late night comedy show for BBC2.
Producers: Sophie Clarke-Jervois, Gareth Carrivick

Rhona - BBC TV (2000)
Script work on Rhona Cameron's BBC2 sitcom.
Producers: Stephen McCrum, Gareth Carrivick

Walking with Diana Dors - Avalon/Baby Cow (2000)
Pilot of new BBC sketch show.
Producers: Henry Normal, Steve Coogan

Untitled Project - Granada (2000)
Non-broadcast sketch show pilot.
Producer: Saurabh Kakkar

Movie Babylon - Sky Movies (2000)
Movie review and preview show hosted by Sue Perkins.
Producer: John Marley

The Priory - Ginger Television (2000)
First series of celebrity music and comedy chat show hosted by Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball.
Producers: Will McDonald, Phil Edgar-Jones

The Casting Couch - Granada/LWT (1999)
Celebrity-based panel game series hosted by Mel and Sue.
Producer: Robert Popper

Me Tarzan, You Jane - Carlton/Channel X (1999)
Battle of the Sexes-style panel game office pilots.
Producers: Nick Symons, Jim Reid

Twentieth Century Stuff - Rapido (1999)
Pilot for Jeff Green discussion programme about the significant insignificant inventions of the Twentieth Century.
Producer: Simon Howley

Bruiser - BBC TV (1999)
New sketch show series for BBC2.
Producer: David Tomlinson

The Very World of Milton Jones, Series Two - Pozzitive Television (1999)
Second series of Radio 4 sketch show.
Producer: David Tyler

The Jack Docherty Show - Absolutely Productions (1998 - 9)
Head writers for last six months of Channel 5 chat show.
Producers: Phil Edgar-Jones, Steven Kidgell, Rob Baker

Armstrong and Miller - Absolutely Productions (1998)
Second Channel 4 series of double-act sketch show.
Producer: Phil Clarke

Three Sketches - Paramount Comedy Channel (1998)
Wrote and performed three four-minute sketches broadcast as interstitials.
Producer: Barunka O'Shaughnessy

The Very World of Milton Jones, Series One - Pozzitive Television (1998)
First series of Radio 4 personailty-based sketch show.
Producer: David Tyler

Two No-Budget Sketches - Bachman and Evans (1998)
Wrote, filmed and co-produced two sketches sold to The Paramount Comedy Channel.
Producers: James Bachman, Mark Evans, Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Comedy Nation - BBC TV (1998)
Wrote and performed sketches for first series.
Producers: Phil Clarke, Karen Rosie

We Know Everything - BBC Radio 4 (1997)
Second series of Notes & Queries style sketch show.
Producer: Phil Clarke

I have performed as a comedian in stage and TV sketch shows, acted in several stage productions and even appeared in the odd advert.

Gladiatrix, She-Wolf of the Arena - Soho Theatre Studio (2001)
One of cast of three in new comedy show set in the Roman arena written by Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Lucy Montgomery.
Director: Cal McCrystal

Citroen Xsara Picasso Commercial - Citroen (2001)
Car commercial for France.
Director: Jim Hoskings

Bachman and Evans: Hmm... - Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe (2001)
Two-man comedy show written and performed with Mark Evans.
Director: Robert Wilne

No Cooks, No Vets, No Gardeners - WitzEnd Productions/Pearson Television (2000)
One of cast of four in new sketch show pilot written by Russell Young.
Producer: Tony Charles; Director: Tristram Shapeero

Doritos Dippas Commercial - Oceanview Productions (2000)
Main actor in commercial for Holland.

3 Anus Pie - Foundation Television Productions (2000)
Sketch for Comedy Lab pilot broadcast on Channel 4.
Producer/Director: Steven Kidgell

Timekeepers of the Millenium - Fountain Television (1999)
Various roles in children's TV series for ITV
Producer/Director: Steven Kidgell

Stephen Fry's The Liar - Gilded Balloon Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe (1999)
One of a cast of five all playing major roles in Jonathan Dryden Taylor's stage adaptation of the novel.
Director: Jonathan Dryden Taylor

The Jack Docherty Show - Absolutely Productions (1998 - 9)
Performed in various sketches for the last six months of this long-running Channel 5 chat show.
Producers: Phil Edgar-Jones, Steven Kidgell, Rob Baker

Three Sketches - Paramount Comedy Channel (1998)
Wrote and performed three four-minute sketches broadcast as interstitials.
Producer: Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Director: Jason Atar

Two No-Budget Sketches - Paramount Comedy Channel (1998)
Wrote,performed in, filmed and co-produced two sketches sold to Paramount.
Producers: James Bachman, Mark Evans, Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Director: Jason Atar

The 11 O'Clock Show - Talkback Productions (1998)
Wrote and performed three VTs with Matthew Holness for pilot series of satirical Channel 4 comedy show.
Producers: Harry Thompson, Andrew Newman, Daniel Mazer

Comedy Nation - BBC TV (1998)
Wrote and performed sketches for first series.
Producers: Phil Clarke, Karen Rosie

The Letterman - Paramount Comedy Channel (1998)
Played 'Businessman' in short film written by and starring Leigh Francis.
Producer: Karen Beever

Shoes - ADC Theatre, Cambridge (1998)
Two-man comedy show written and performed with Matthew Holness.
Directors: James Bachman and Matthew Holness

Bedroom Farce - ADC Theatre, Cambridge (1998)
Played Malcolm in Small Alps production of Alan Ayckbourn farce.
Director: Mark Evans

A-Levels and University: A Survival Guide - 2:1 Productions (1997)
Two-man educational comedy show, touring schools, written and performed with Mark Evans.
Directors: James Bachman and Mark Evans

Rummage - Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Festival (1996)
Two-man comedy show written and performed with Matthew Holness.
Directors: James Bachman and Matthew Holness

The Mitchell and Webb Clones - Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival (2001)
New two-man comedy show performed by David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

The Mitchell and Webb Story - Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival (1999)
New two-man comedy show performed by David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell - ADC Theatre, Cambridge (1997)
Keith Waterhouse's adaptation of the columns of journalist and drunk Jeffrey Bernard.

Fall from Grace - National Tour (1995)
The annual touring revue of the Cambridge Footlights.

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