Yes she’s a writer of *deep breath*: TV comedy series’s (her own and other people’s), drama, animation, children’s books, memoirs, novels, programme guides and plays but she’s also won Masterchef and Mastermind. And she has some very useful advice to writers starting out.
This episode contains strong language.
Cast: Keith Wickham, Leah Marks, Emma Clarke, Beth Chalmers and Toby Longworth.
OFFCUTS:
- 05’32’’ – People to Stay; sitcom, 2019
- 11’37’’ – My Disastrous Life; extract from a YA novel, 2010
- 21’56’’ – Love Again; opening of a TV drama, 2018
- 29’33’’ – Just for Kicks; TV drama series, 2016
- 39’16’’ – Udderly Brilliant; children’s animation, 2015
Emma Kennedy wears many hats. Having trained in and practised law (a hat she then discarded) she has gone on to be an actor, novelist, comedy writer, producer, playwright, presenter, winner of TV competitions and Queen of Lego. You will recognise her face from her roles in TV comedies such as The Smoking Room and Goodness Gracious Me, or from her work with Mel & Sue, or even from her presenting on Comic Relief. And you’ll know her voice from countless Radio 4 shows and podcasts, including many with Richard Herring.
Her second book The Tent, The Bucket And Me was turned into TV series The Kennedys. She’s written 10 other books, including three for children featuring her character Wilma Tenderfoot. For children’s television her CV includes episodes of Dangermouse, Strange Hill High and Waffle The Wonderdog, and after the success of her fiction thriller for adults The Things We Left Unsaid last year, a second novel, The Time Of Our Lives is due out next Spring.
More about Emma Kennedy:
- Twitter: @emmakennedy
- Instagram: @emmak67
- Website: emmakennedy.co.uk
- Lego channel: Relax With Bricks
- Emma’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/relaxwithlego
