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Simon Blackwell

@simonblackwell.bsky.social

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Screenwriter/showrunner: Breeders, Back, Veep, The Thick Of It, Peep Show, In The Loop, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Four Lions

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John O’Farrell @johnofarrell.bsky.social · 29d

Very moving (and funny) tribute to the great Bill Dare at the BBC Radio Theatre today. If you ever laughed at Dead Ringers or Spitting Image, that's probably thanks to Bill.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Barry Cryer never used a word processor for just this reason - it looked too finished.

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Alexa Wilson @alexadwilson.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've just finished re-watching @simonblackwell.bsky.social's glorious Back. Both series are on Netflix should you want to treat yourself to some top notch telly.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Aug 15

Received. Thank you xx

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Aug 5

Yes, have got a few things bubbling away. Congratulations on the anthology x

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hi David, good to see you here x

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Jul 21

Jo was a gifted actor and such a kind and generous soul. When she knew her character in Breeders was based on my late mum she went out of her way to get her Battersea accent pitch perfect. Gone far too soon, she’ll be much missed by everyone who had the privilege to know her.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · May 19

20 years ago today since the first episode of The Thick Of It went out.

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‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV - NewsBreak

It takes about one minute for a verbal grenade to be lobbed in The Thick of It ’s first episode . Spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, played by Peter Capaldi, is o

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · May 16

Never fails.

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Machadaynu

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 30

Swifts are back and if we forget that they’re early because of terrifying climate change - hooray.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 25

John Martyn’s version is always a winner.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 21

All from Olive’s POV, entire series filmed in one shot.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 21

At this stage I rarely chuck the whole thing out, but can heavily rewrite.

Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 21

Just finished a draft of a thing. It’s a nice feeling. It now exists in an un-noted limbo. Could be great, could be crap. But it exists.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 16

Currently some snuffling hedgehogs out in the garden, one of my favourite sounds.

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dave @gloomfather.bsky.social · Apr 7

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Apr 3

Back, the sitcom we made a few years ago, is now on Netflix. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/n...

Netflix adds 'binge-worthy' sitcom 'almost as dark and sharp as Peep Show'

The Channel 4 sitcom, which first aired in 2017, has just landed on Netflix and is said to be 'almost as pin-sharp and cheerfully dark as Peep Show'

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Mar 31

Battersea, mid-1970s, five foot four.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

This feels like a trap.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Jan 5

Thank you, very glad you’re enjoying it.

Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Jan 1

It’s terrific writing.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy new year Ian, all love from me and Jen x

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Dec 31

Often struck by how much coffee is consumed in Dickens novels, by rich and poor alike. And then at some point (WW1?) tea takes over and coffee becomes essentially a middle class drink.

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Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Dec 27

Hi Rachel, nice to see you over here.

Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social · Dec 9

Showrunning but not directing.

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