Derren Litten
Derren Litten was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom on December 21st, 1970 and is the Comedian. At the age of 53, Derren Litten biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Litten studied acting at The Central School of Speech and Drama where he met Catherine Tate. He left Central in 1993 and worked as a jobbing actor for 10 years appearing in shows such as Green Wing, Pie in the Sky, Spaced, French & Saunders, Doc Martin, Eastenders, Casualty and Perfect World but it was not until 2003 when Catherine asked Litten to write sketches for her TV show. Litten agreed despite having no experience in script writing, or indeed any formal qualifications at all having left Hessle High School (East Yorkshire) without a single O level or GCSE. In 2004, Litten was nominated for a BAFTA Craft award in the category of Best New Writer.
After two series and a Christmas Special (2005) writing for and appearing in The Catherine Tate Show, Litten met writer John Sullivan who asked if he would be interested in contributing to his Only Fools & Horses spin off The Green Green Grass. Litten wrote one episode and co-wrote another with Sullivan.
In 2006, Litten penned his own comedy for ITV based in a Spanish all-inclusive holiday resort. Benidorm turned out to be a ratings hit for ITV and was also won for a BAFTA in the category of Situation Comedy. From series 3 onwards the half-hour sitcom was turned into an hour-long show. In October 2011, Constable & Robinson published Litten's book to accompany the series, The Benidorm Guide to A Happy Holiday. Benidorm has won numerous awards including seven National Television Awards.
In January 2013, Sky Living announced its new sitcom The Spa, written and created by Litten and starring Rebecca Front, would air from 7 February 2013. In this series, Litten also plays a regular character, Marcus, an overweight fitness instructor who uses a wheelchair.
In 2016, Litten wrote the script for the pilot episode for the remake of Are You Being Served? The remake starred Jason Watkins, Sherrie Hewson, Roy Barraclough and Justin Edwards. Although Litten was preparing for a whole series, the BBC cancelled the revival after the first episode aired.
Litten wrote and directed the sitcom Scarborough for the BBC. It started airing in September 2019. It was poorly received by critics, and cancelled after one series.