Neil Gibbons

Career overview

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Subject: Neil Gibbons (Writing).
Name: Neil Gibbons.
Partner: Rob Gibbons (twin brother).
Origin: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK.
Profession: English screenwriting duo.
Alan Partridge projects (cowritten):
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
This Time with Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013 film)
Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle (nominated for best comedy writers at the 2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards)
Other credits:
Bedsitcom (cowrote)
Veep (cowrote an episode of the fourth season of the HBO comedy series)
The Witchfinder (2022 sitcom)
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Neil Gibbons is an English screenwriter from Sandbach, Cheshire. Working as part of a screenwriting duo with his twin brother, Rob Gibbons, he is best known for co-writing several projects featuring Alan Partridge. These credits include Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge, Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life, and This Time with Alan Partridge. The duo also co-wrote the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Their work on Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle earned them a nomination for best comedy writers at the 2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards.
Paragraph 2: Other works.
Beyond the Alan Partridge series, the Gibbons brothers have contributed to other television productions. They co-wrote the sitcom Bedsitcom and an episode of the fourth season of the HBO comedy series Veep. In 2022, they wrote the sitcom The Witchfinder.
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Neil Gibbons is an English screenwriter from Sandbach in Cheshire. He is part of a screenwriting duo alongside his twin brother, Rob Gibbons. The brothers are most recognized for their collaborative work on various Alan Partridge projects. Their writing credits in this franchise include Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge, Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life, and This Time with Alan Partridge. They also co-wrote the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. For their work on Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle, the duo received a nomination for best comedy writers at the 2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards.

In addition to their work with the Alan Partridge character, the Gibbons brothers have written for other television series. They are credited with co-writing the sitcom Bedsitcom. Their writing credits also include an episode from the fourth season of the HBO comedy series Veep. Most recently, the brothers wrote the 2022 sitcom The Witchfinder. Through their partnership, the duo has established a body of work spanning film and television comedy.
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Neil Gibbons is an English screenwriter from Sandbach in Cheshire. He works as