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Sara Daddy
Writer, Children's, Preschool, 6+ years, Animation, Live Action, Head
Writer, Series Developer, Showrunner
Agent: Jean Kitson - jean@kitsonpress.co.uk
Sara is a Head Writer/Screenwriter/Development Producer with over 16 years’ experience in children’s
television, working for 8 years in the BBC’s children’s department, covering both CBeebies and CBBC, and for
the past 8 years as a freelance scriptwriter and developer working for a range of companies including
Nickelodeon, Disney Jnr, Sprout, Netflix, The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, Penguin, Sixteen
South and Cartoon Saloon.
Sara has a proven track record in the development of children’s programmes, including Broadcast Award
winner and BAFTA-nominated Lily’s Driftwood Bay and RTS and Kidscreen-winner, Puffin Rock.
She was nominated for a Manimation Industry Excellence Award: Writing for Animation and Best Writing in a
Pre-school Programme award at Dingle Animation Festival for Puffin Rock. Sara was Head Writer on ‘Claude‘
which won the Royal Television Society NI Award for Best Children’s / Animated Series, and was nominated
for three awards at the Irish Animation Awards 2019 and for Best Preschool Show at the Broadcast Awards
2019.
Work
Current
Sol Paper Owl / S4C / BBC
22′ animated special in production, with funding from the first
YACF fund award, launching simultaneously on CITV, CITV’s VOD
ITV Hub, Channel 4’s VOD service All 4, and Channel 5’s VOD My
5 on 21st December 2020.
Mimi's World Adastra Development
Writing episodes of new animated series.
Puffin Rock (Feature) Dog Ears Ltd / Cartoon Saloon
Animated feature film in production, based on the Emmy-
nominated series.
Untitled Lupus Films
Doing development work on new animation series based on
existing IP
Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400
Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JRUntitled Distillery Films
Doing development work on new animated series
Untitled Cartoon Saloon
Doing development work on new animated series
Untitled Maramedia
Lead Writer, writing 8 episodes of exciting new live-action /
animated property
Untitled Haruworks
Bible and script work, adapting books for animation.
Head Writer / Screenwriter
Molly & Mack 3 (2020) CBeebies
Wrote one episode for the third series.
Molly & Mack 2 (2019) CBeebies
Wrote two episodes for the second series.
Claude (2016-2017) Sixteen South / Disney Jnr
Head Writer overseeing 50 x 11′ scripts. Currently broadcasting.
Awards:
Royal Television Society NI Awards 2019
– Winner of Best Children’s / Animated Series
Irish Animation Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Animated Preschool Series
– Nominated for Best Writing (Double Z)
– Nominated for Kids’ Choice Award
Broadcast Awards 2019
– Nominated for Best Preschool Show
Clangers 3 (2018) Coolabi/Cbeebies
1 x 11′ episode
Biggleton 2 (2018) Cbeebies
Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400
Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR3 x 11′ scripts
Wildwoods (2017) Sixteen South
1 x 11′ script
Nina and the Neurons: Get BBC Scotland / CBeebies
Building (2015) 5 x 15′ scripts
Puffin Rock Seasons I & II DogEars / Cartoon Saloon / Penguin / Nick Jnr / Netflix
(2013-2015) Head writer overseeing 78 x 7′ scripts
WINNER: Best Preschool and Best New Series at the Kidscreen
Awards
NOMINATIONS: Puffin Rock has received several nominations,
including an Emmy nomination and five Annie nominations.
Nina and the Neurons: Get BBC / CBeebies
Sporty and Go Digital (2013) 6 x 15′ scripts
Lily's Driftwood Bay Seasons I & Sixteen South / Nick Jnr
II (2013-2015) 10 x 7′ scripts
Nina and the Neurons: Earth BBC Scotland / CBeebies
Explorers (2012) 8 x 15′ scripts
Nina and the Neurons: Go BBC Scotland / CBeebies
Engineering (2012) 8 x 15′ scripts
The Pajanimals (2011) Jim Henson Company / Sixteen South
8 x 15′ scripts
Driver Dan's Story Train Series I 3Line Media / A Productions Ltd / CBeebies
& II (2010-2011) 5 x 11′ scripts
Talkie Time (2010) Turmeric Media Ltd / CBeebies
2 x 6′ scripts
Big City Park (2010) Sixteen South / BBC / CBeebies
6 x 15′ scripts
Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400
Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JRNina and the Neurons: In the BBC / CBeebies
Lab (2010) 10 x 15′ scripts
Same Smile (2009) BBC / CBeebies
7 x 15′ scripts
Sesame Tree (2009) Sesame Workshop / Sixteen South / Cbeebies
4 x 15′ scripts
Nina and the Neurons: Go BBC / CBeebies
Inventing (2009) 13 x 15′ scripts
Lazytown (2008) Lazytown Entertainment / BBC / CBeebies
26 x scripts
Nina and the Neurons: Go Eco BBC / CBeebies
(2008) 7 x 15′ scripts
Development
Development Work (2017-2018) Sixteen South
Development of slate for BAFTA Independent Production
Company of the year.
Finding Wolfie (2017) Dog Ears Ltd
Development and writing of an original animation special
Untitled (2017) Paper Owl Ltd
Development of pilot script for new animation
Goose (2016) King Rollo
Development of Bible and Pilot script for pre-school animation.
My Brother, the Minotaur (2015) Dog Ear's / Cartoon Saloon
Development of new animation.
Puffin Rock (2013-2014) Dog Ears Ltd / Cartoon Saloon / Penguin
Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400
Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JRDevelopment of bible and initial script for Puffin Rock – a pre-
school animation series. RTS and Kidscreen winner.
Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South / Nick Jnr
(2012-2013) Development of bible and 3 x 7 min pilot scripts for pre-school
animation series, sold to over 20 countries including UK (Nick Jnr,
Milkshake), US (Sprout), Germany (Kika), Australia (ABC) and
Sweden. Winner of the Broadcast award for Best Pre-School
Show. BAFTA, IFTA and RTS nominated.
My Story (2011-2011) BBC / CBeebies
Development of pre-school history series for CBBC Scotland.
Commissioned by CBeebies and currently in third series.
Big City Park (2010-2010) BBC / Sixteen South / CBeebies
Pilot script for IFTA and Scottish BAFTA Award Winning series,
commissioned by CBeebies for 26 x 15 mins and transmitted in
2010.
Producer
Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South / Nick Jnr
(2012-2013) Development Producer
Same Smile (Series II) BBC / CBeebies
(2011-2011) Producer, 26 x 15′ episodes
BBC (1999-2007) Nina and the Neurons (BAFTA Award Winning series – CBeebies);
Springwatch (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies); Suspect
(CBBC); Castle in the Country (BBC1); Balamory (BAFTA Award
Winning Series, CBeebies); Raven (BAFTA Award Winning Series,
CBBC); Trading Standards (BBC1 Scotland); @The Edge (CBBC);
Rule the School (Series 1 – 4, BAFTA Nominated, CBBC, BBC1);
The Saturday Show (CBBC, BBC1); Against All Odds (Series 1 – 3,
CBBC, BBC1); Hyperlinks (CBBC, BBC1); Ukool (CBBC, BBC1); The
Millennium Show (BBC1).
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