Richard Pinto

About Richard Pinto

Richard Pinto is one of Britain’s finest mainstream comedy writers, having created and written hit shows with regular writing partners Sharat Sardana and Anil Gupta as well as on his own, for over 20 years. He recently moved into theatre, writing his first play for the RSC, and is now working on another for Birmingham Rep.

TV

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- MR BIGSTUFF
- Sky Studios / Water & Power
- 2025, Series 2
- CHRISTMAS CAROLE
- Sky Studios / Sky Max
- 2022
- BOOMERS
- Hat Trick Productions / BBC1
- Series 1-2
- CITIZEN KHAN
- BBC Comedy for BBC1
- 2012–2016, Co-Writer & co-creator with Anil Gupta & Adil Ray Series 1- 5
- FRESH MEAT
- Objective Productions for Channel 4
- 2011, Contributing Writer Series 1 & 2
- ARMSTRONG AND MILLER
- Hat Trick for BBC1
- Contributing Writer Series 4
- MUTUAL FRIENDS
- Hat Trick / BBC 1
- Original Series Lead Dir. Catherine Morshead
- BERN AND GLOW
- Endemol
- MOVING WALLPAPER
- Kudos / ITV
- 2008, Season 1, 2 eps
- FAIRYTALES : CINDERELLA
- Hat Trick / BBC Northern Ireland
- 2008
- THE FULL CONTI
- Sketches for Objective / C4
- Starring Nina Conti
- MUMBAI CALLING
- Allan McKeown
- 2007
- CATS AND DOGS
- Hat Trick/C4
- 2007, Pilot
- BAD PARENTS
- Caryn Mandabach
- 2007
- CHOPRATOWN
- Gasp/BBC
- 2006, Co-written with Anil Gupta and Sharat Sardana
- BROMWELL HIGH
- Hat Trick & Decode/C4
- 2005/2006, Created & written with Richard Osman & Sharat Sardana, Animated series. Winner of Best Comedy at the British Animation Awards 2006 Screened in Canada, US, Australia
- THE KUMARS at NO. 42
- Hat Trick/BBC
- 2001-2006, Created, written & produced with Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sharat Sardana. 7 Seasons. Format sales to US, Australia, Holland, Germany, Turkey, Italy. British Comedy Award winner, International Emmy Award
- SMALL POTATOES
- Hat Trick/C4
- 1999-2001, Created & written with Sharat Sardana 2 Seasons
- GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME
- 1998-2001, Co-creator & Lead Writer 2 Series & 2 specials British Comedy Award winner *co-written with Anil Gupta

Theatre

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- TARTUFFE
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre & Birmingham Rep
- Co-written with Anil Gupta 2018-2022
- ARMSTRONG AND MILLER LIVE UK Tour
- Co-writer September – 2010
- GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME (UK Tour)
- 2000, Lead Writer

Audio

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- ELVENQUEST
- BBC R4
- 2009/2010 & 2010/2011 Co-creator and writer – 4 series
- GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME (UK Tour) 2000 Lead Writer – 3 series Sony Award winner
- Lead Writer – 3 series Sony Award winner