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Neville Astley

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Animation Department
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Neville Astley is known for Peppa Pig (2004), Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009) and Trainspotter (1997).
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Peppa Pig (2004)
    Peppa Pig
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Sian Taylor, Preston Nyman, and Taig McNab in Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009)
    Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Trainspotter
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
    Brian Blessed and David Rintoul in The Big Knights (1999)
    The Big Knights
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (2025)
      Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Peppa Pig: Peppa's Adventures Around the World (2024)
      Peppa Pig: Peppa's Adventures Around the World
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Peppa Pig Tales (2022)
      Peppa Pig Tales
      3.4
      TV Series
      • Peppa Pig created by
      • 2023
    • Peppa Pig: The Movie (2023)
      Peppa Pig: The Movie
      7.0
      • writer
      • 2023
    • My Friend Peppa Pig (2021)
      My Friend Peppa Pig
      4.2
      Video Game
      • creator
      • 2021
    • Peppa Pig (2004)
      Peppa Pig
      6.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • creator ...
      • 2004–2021
    • Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun (2019)
      Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
      4.3
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Jane Horrocks, Teresa Gallagher, John Hasler, Lee Ingleby, Sian Taylor, Ben Small, Dominic Wood, Richard McCourt, Lily Snowden-Fine, Steven Kynman, Preston Nyman, Joanna Ruiz, Lara Wollington, Orlagh O'Keefe, India Chesher-Good, Hayden Hunter, and Noah Ashby in Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends! (2016)
      Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends!
      Video
      • created by
      • written by
      • writer (segments "Peppa Pig: The New Car", "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom: Books", segment "Peppa Pig: The New Car", segment "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom: Books")
      • 2016
    • The Big Knights
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2015
    • Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (2015)
      Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
      5.1
      Short
      • created by
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Sian Taylor, Preston Nyman, and Taig McNab in Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009)
      Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creator
      • created by
      • writer ...
      • 2009–2013
    • Richard Briers, Carole Boyd, Brian Cant, Hayley Carmichael, Bernard Cribbins, Maria Darling, Pui Fan Lee, Dominic Frisby, Kulvinder Ghir, John Gordon Sinclair, Kate Harbour, Mike Haley, Mark Heenehan, Jimmy Hibbert, Sean Hughes, Peter Kay, Jonathan Kydd, Ronnie Le Drew, Yuri Lowenthal, Lewis Macleod, Marcello Magni, Michael Maloney, Neil Morrissey, Oliver Postgate, Simon Shelton, Marc Silk, John Simmit, Roy Skelton, Nikky Smedley, Ringo Starr, Tim Whitnall, Rob Rackstraw, Brian Sandford, Brenda Longman, Keith Wickham, Tom Oldham, Malcolm Lord, Mark Mander, Steven Kynman, Janet James, Nick Kellington, Rebecca Hyland, Joanna Ruiz, Matthew Bloxham, Tegwen Tucker, David Carling, and Glenn Moore in Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)
      Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
      8.1
      Music Video
      • creator: Peppa Pig
      • 2009
    • Peppa Pig S1 (2004)
      Peppa Pig S1
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2004–2005
    • Astley Baker Davies Pilots
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002–2006
    • Brian Blessed and David Rintoul in The Big Knights (1999)
      The Big Knights
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1999

    Director

    • Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun (2019)
      Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Peppa Pig (2004)
      Peppa Pig
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2004–2019
    • Jane Horrocks, Teresa Gallagher, John Hasler, Lee Ingleby, Sian Taylor, Ben Small, Dominic Wood, Richard McCourt, Lily Snowden-Fine, Steven Kynman, Preston Nyman, Joanna Ruiz, Lara Wollington, Orlagh O'Keefe, India Chesher-Good, Hayden Hunter, and Noah Ashby in Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends! (2016)
      Milkshake!: Fabulous Friends!
      Video
      • directed by (segments "Peppa Pig: The New Car", "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom: Books")
      • 2016
    • The Big Knights
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (2015)
      Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
      5.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Peppa to Gourounaki: Nerolakoi Kai Alles Istories
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Sian Taylor, Preston Nyman, and Taig McNab in Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009)
      Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2009–2013
    • Peppa Pig: Muddy Puddles and Other Stories (2012)
      Peppa Pig: Muddy Puddles and Other Stories
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, David Rintoul, John Sparkes, and Oliver May in Peppa Pig (2004)
      Christmas Special
      6.8
      TV Short
      • directed by
      • 2008
    • Brian Blessed and David Rintoul in The Big Knights (1999)
      The Big Knights
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999–2000
    • Trainspotter
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Living in a Mobile Home
      Short
      • Director
      • 1985

    Animation Department

    • The Big Knights
      • animation director
      • 2015
    • Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot (2007)
      Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot
      5.9
      TV Series
      • assistant animator
      • 2007–2008
    • Jolly Roger (1999)
      Jolly Roger
      6.3
      Short
      • animator
      • 1999
    • The Broken Jaw (1997)
      The Broken Jaw
      6.8
      Short
      • animator
      • 1997
    • Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995)
      Mr. Men and Little Miss
      7.4
      TV Series
      • additional animation
      • 1997
    • Bob and Margaret (1993)
      Bob and Margaret
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional animator
      • 1993
    • Bob's Birthday (1993)
      Bob's Birthday
      7.0
      Short
      • additional animator
      • 1993
    • The Village (1993)
      The Village
      7.5
      Short
      • animator
      • 1993
    • In Search of Olwen (1990)
      In Search of Olwen
      6.2
      Short
      • animator
      • 1990
    • Elton John: Club at the End of the Street (1990)
      Elton John: Club at the End of the Street
      7.1
      Music Video
      • animator
      • 1990
    • Granpa (1989)
      Granpa
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • key animator
      • 1989
    • Madonna in Madonna: Dear Jessie (1989)
      Madonna: Dear Jessie
      6.9
      Music Video
      • animator
      • 1989
    • Merry Quarkmas
      5.0
      TV Short
      • animator
      • 1987
    • Spitting Image (1984)
      Spitting Image
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animation sequences
      • 1987
    • David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986)
      David Macaulay: Cathedral
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 1986

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Astley Baker Davies Ltd

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