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Andrew Norriss (born 1947) is a British children's author and a writer for
. He also adapted his book '' Matt's Million'' for ITV and novelized the second to fourth series of his TV show ''
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Living people British male screenwriters British children's writers Alumni of the University of Winchester Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead 1947 births {{UK-child-writer-stub
Andrew Norriss (born 1947) is a British children's author and a writer for television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
.
Background
Andrew Norriss was born atDingwall
Dingwall ( sco, Dingwal, gd, Inbhir Pheofharain ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest cas ...
in Scotland in 1947. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead followed by University at Trinity College Dublin
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, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
(1966–70). After teaching at Stroud School, Romsey he trained for his PGCE at University of Winchester
, mottoeng = Wisdom and Knowledge
, established = 1840 - Winchester Diocesan Training School1847 - Winchester Training College1928 - King Alfred's College2005 - University of Winchester
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from 1973 to 1974, then taught History at Peter Symonds College
Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school. It serves Falkland Island ...
, Winchester from 1974 to 1985. Whilst teaching he started writing television sitcoms and children's comedy dramas with Richard Fegen. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife, and writes children's books.
Writing
Norriss won The Whitbread (Costa) Children's Book Award (1997) for hischildren's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
''Aquila'', which he wrote both as a book and as the '' Aquila'' series for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...Woof!
''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...
'' (itself based on a book by Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 15 November 1994; née Hall) and Allan Ahlberg (born 5 June 1938) were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lis ...
), the first three series of ''Bernard's Watch
''Bernard's Watch'' (informally known as ''Bernard'' in the reboot series) is a British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seven ...
'' and the second series of Aquila, as well as creating and co-writing the successful sitcom ''The Brittas Empire
''The Brittas Empire'' is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie played titular character Gordon Brittas, the well-intended but hugely incompetent manager of the fictional Whitbury New T ...
''.
Norriss has retired from giving talks in schools and libraries around the country for children and teachers, but is still writing. His 2015 book ''Jessica's Ghost'' is published by David Fickling Books
David Fickling Books Ltd (DFB) became an independent publishing house in July 2013 following 12 years with Scholastic and then Random House. They have published several prize-winning and bestselling books including ''Lyra's Oxford'' (from the ...
and was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award in 2016.
Children's books
*''Woof! The Tale Wags On'' (1989) *''Woof! The Tales Gets Longer'' (1991) *''Woof! A Twist in the Tale'' (1992) *''Matt's Million'' (1995) *''Aquila'' (1997) *''Bernard's Watch'' (1999) *''The Touchstone'' (2004) *''The Unluckiest Boy in the World'' (2006) *''The Portal'' (2007) *''Ctrl-Z'' (2009) *''Aquila 2'' (2010) *''I Don't Believe It, Archie!'' (2011) *''Archie's Unbelievably Freaky Week'' (2012) *''Jessica's Ghost'' (published in the United States as ''Friends for Life'') (2015) *''Mike'' (2018) *''Felix Unlimited'' (2021)Mainstream television
*''The Brittas Empire
''The Brittas Empire'' is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie played titular character Gordon Brittas, the well-intended but hugely incompetent manager of the fictional Whitbury New T ...
'' – BBC
*''The Labours of Erica
''The Labours of Erica'' is a British television sitcom starring Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn (''née'' Bottle; 20 February 1946) is an English actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cann ...
'' – Thames/ITV
*''Ffizz
''Ffizz'' is a British television sitcom created by ITV which ran from 9 September 1987 to 29 August 1989 which followed Jack Mowbray ( Richard Griffiths) and Hugo Walker (Benjamin Whitrow), who owned a wine business but never had to actually r ...
'' – Thames/ITV
*''Chance in a Million
''Chance in a Million'' is a British sitcom broadcast between 1984 and 1986, produced by Thames Television for Channel 4.
The series was co-written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen and starred Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn.
The producer a ...
'' – Thames/Channel 4
Children's television
*''Bernard's Watch
''Bernard's Watch'' (informally known as ''Bernard'' in the reboot series) is a British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seven ...
'' – Carlton/ITV
*'' Aquila'' – BBC
*'' Matt's Million'' – Carlton/ITV
*''Woof!
''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...
'' – Central/ITV; based on the book by Allan Ahlberg
References
External links
Andrew Norriss' homepage
Information about Andrew Norriss' work
Bibliography
Living people British male screenwriters British children's writers Alumni of the University of Winchester Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead 1947 births {{UK-child-writer-stub