Doug Naylor
Doug Naylor is an Emmy award winning script-writer, novelist and director.
He co-created the long running hugely successful sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, has written or co-written every episode across thirteen series and has directed over twenty episodes.
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He co-created the long running hugely successful sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, has written or co-written every episode across thirteen series and has directed over twenty episodes. Doug also co-founded Grant Naylor Productions in 1991 which made series IV to X of Red Dwarf. Doug has also written three best selling novels, and a few non-best selling ones too. He co-wrote a number one single which shall remain nameless, but has the words Song and Chicken in the title. Doug also co-created the Carlton TV series The 10 Percenters, for which his script Table 11 won a British Comedy award. Formerly he was Head writer and Script editor on the original run of the hugely popular satirical puppet show Spitting Image and he has also written a number of award winning radio shows. His alma mater was Liverpool University where he claims he was thrown out, at the end of his second year, for drinking too slowly.
Television
| Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Writer | Red Dwarf: The Promised Land - Writer | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2020 |
| Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Director | Red Dwarf: The Promised Land - Director | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2020 |
| Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Executive Producer | Red Dwarf: The Promised Land - Executive Producer | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2020 |
| Red Dwarf XI and XII Writer | Red Dwarf XI and XII - Writer | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2016 — 2017 |
| Red Dwarf XI and XII Director | Red Dwarf XI and XII - Director | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2016 — 2017 |
| Red Dwarf XI and XII Executive Producer | Red Dwarf XI and XII - Executive Producer | Baby Cow Productions / UKTV | 2016 — 2017 |
| Over To Bill Writer | Over To Bill - Writer | BBC Comedy Playhouse | 2014 |
| Over To Bill Director | Over To Bill - Director | BBC Comedy Playhouse | 2014 |
| Over To Bill Executive Producer | Over To Bill - Executive Producer | BBC Comedy Playhouse | 2014 |
| Red Dwarf X Writer | Red Dwarf X - Writer | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2012 |
| Red Dwarf X Director | Red Dwarf X - Director | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2012 |
| Red Dwarf X Executive Producer | Red Dwarf X - Executive Producer | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2012 |
| Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Writer | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth - Writer | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2010 |
| Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Director | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth - Director | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2010 |
| Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Executive Producer | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth - Executive Producer | Grant Naylor Productions / UKTV | 2010 |
| Ten Percenters (Two Series) Writer | Ten Percenters (Two Series) - Writer | ITV | 1994 — 1996 |
| Ten Percenters (Two Series) Co-Director | Ten Percenters (Two Series) - Co-Director | ITV | 1994 — 1996 |
| Ten Percenters (Two Series) Executive Producer | Ten Percenters (Two Series) - Executive Producer | ITV | 1994 — 1996 |
| Red Dwarf I-VIII Writer | Red Dwarf I-VIII - Writer | BBC Two | 1988 — 1999 |
| Red Dwarf I-VIII Co-Creator | Red Dwarf I-VIII - Co-Creator | BBC Two | 1988 — 1999 |
| Red Dwarf I-VIII Co-Director | Red Dwarf I-VIII - Co-Director | BBC Two | 1988 — 1999 |
| Red Dwarf I-VIII Executive Producer | Red Dwarf I-VIII - Executive Producer | BBC Two | 1988 — 1999 |
| Spitting Image Series 2-6 Head Writer | Spitting Image Series 2-6 - Head Writer | ITV | 1985 — 1986 |
| Spitting Image Series 2-6 Script editor | Spitting Image Series 2-6 - Script editor | ITV | 1985 — 1986 |
| Carrott's Lib Writer | Carrott's Lib - Writer | BBC One | 1982 |
| Three of A Kind Writer | Three of A Kind - Writer | BBC One | 1981 |
Books
| Last Human: A Red Dwarf Novel Author | Last Human: A Red Dwarf Novel - Author | Penguin | 1995 |
| Red Dwarf: Better Than Life Author | Red Dwarf: Better Than Life - Author | Penguin | 1990 |
| Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers Author | Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers - Author | Penguin | 1989 |
Radio
| Son Of Cliché (3 Series) Writer | Son Of Cliché (3 Series) - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 1981 |
| Son Of Cliché (3 Series) Co-Creator | Son Of Cliché (3 Series) - Co-Creator | BBC Radio 4 | 1981 |
Commercials
| The AA: Red Dwarf TV & Radio Campaigns Writer | The AA: Red Dwarf TV & Radio Campaigns - Writer | Adam and Eve | 2019 |