Hugh STUCKEY

Screenwriter/Producer

CV SUMMARY

Scriptwriter & Producer for Television, Film, Stage and Radio. Drama, Comedy (Aust. U.K. & USA), Telemovies, TV Series & Serials, Radio, (Aust., UK. & USA), Cabaret, Special Events, Documentaries and Corporate; ‘Live’ & Videos.

The first Writer in Australian Television.

Over 3,000 hours of ‘Live’ TV. (Comedy & Variety programmes.)

Radio: Writer for Jack Davey, Willie Fennell, George Wallace Snr. U.S.A. “The Funnybirds” (Radio version ‘The Laugh In’)

Scriptwriter, Script Editor and Story Editor for numerous successful Australian drama series including; “A Country Practice”, “Blue Heelers”, “Neighbours”, “Home & Away”, “The Restless Years” “E Street” etc.

Comedy Writing.
Australia; “In Melbourne Tonight”, “The Delo & Daly Show”, ‘Home Sweet Home’ (ABC Sitcom, Penguin Award winner.) Numerous “Tonight” Shows starring Ugly Dave Gray, Stuart Wagstaff, Noel Ferrier, Bert Newton, Tommy Leonetti, and others.

Overseas credits include;-
U.K. “The Two Ronnies, “Dave Allen At Large”, “The Dick Emery Show” and several series starring Frankie Howerd.

The only Australian writer to have his own Situation Comedy on BBC TV. ‘No Appointment Necessary’ starring Roy Kinnear.

Drama Series:- ‘Boon’, ‘The Bill’, ‘Moon and Son’ (starring Millicent Martin.)

U.S.A. “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “The Andy Griffith Show”, “The Laugh In”, “Bewitched” “The Flying Nun”, “I Dream of Jeannie”, “The Lucy Show”, Red Skelton, Danny Kaye and others.

Australia; Children’s.
Scriptwriter, Script Editor and Story Editor for numerous Children’s series:- “Adventures of Black Beauty”, “Butterfly Island” (Mini series & Series). “Return to Treasure Island”, “Happy Valley”, “Pigs Breakfast”, “The Maestro’s Company”.(Traditional Puppets with ‘live’ actors.), “Li’l Horrors.” (Puppet series.)
Head Writer: “Paddy Rabbit”. (Computer animated series.)
Head Writer “The Kiptones” (Computer animated series.)

Feature film: “Foley’s Gift” (Commissioned work in progress.)

One book published. “My Mate Charley.”

Autobiography in progress

2 CD’s: (1 in Australia, 1 in U.K.)

Contributing writer on several Video cassettes currently in international distribution. (“Two Ronnies”, “Dave Allen At Large”, “Dick Emery”.)

Over 50 Documentaries distributed internationally. Two of them National Award winners.

‘Made In Melbourne’, 3 x 90 minute Specials HSV7. (2005)

2 Stage Plays:
“Over My Dead Body” Winner 1st. Prize J.C.Williamson Playwriting Competition.
“Soap Suds” (One-woman Tour-de-Force.)

2005 AWGIE Awards, Australian Writers Guild.
Winner of the Fred Parsons Award for lifetime contribution to Australian comedy.

Teacher; Screenwriting, RMIT Creative Media, TAFE Victoria University and CAE.

Member of Victorian TAFE Curriculum Advisory Committee for Professional Writing and Editing.

Honorary Life Member of the Australian Writers Guild.