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Colin Swash

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Colin Swash is known for Have I Got News for You (1990), Mumbai Calling (2007) and The Queen (2009).
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    • Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
    Have I Got News for You
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Mumbai Calling (2007)
    Mumbai Calling
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Samantha Bond, Barbara Flynn, Emilia Fox, Susan Jameson, and Diana Quick in The Queen (2009)
    The Queen
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Don't Call Me Stupid!
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • Hugh Dennis, David Mitchell, Andy Parsons, and Russell Howard in Mock the Week (2005)
      Mock the Week
      7.8
      TV Series
      • programme associate
      • program associate
      • 2005–2026
    • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
      Have I Got News for You
      7.9
      TV Series
      • programme associate
      • program associate
      • 2000–2026
    • Your Hundred Year Life (2022)
      Your Hundred Year Life
      7.7
      • writer
      • 2022
    • The Fake News Show (2017)
      The Fake News Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • programme associate
      • 2017
    • David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, and Micky Flanagan in Was It Something I Said? (2013)
      Was It Something I Said?
      7.5
      TV Series
      • program associate
      • 2013
    • Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr, Lauren Laverne, and David Mitchell in 10 O'Clock Live (2011)
      10 O'Clock Live
      7.2
      TV Series
      • program associate
      • 2011
    • David Mitchell in The Bubble (2010)
      The Bubble
      6.4
      TV Series
      • program associate
      • 2010

    Writer

    • Election Spy (2017)
      Election Spy
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Newzoids (2015)
      Newzoids
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015–2016
    • Power Monkeys (2016)
      Power Monkeys
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • additional material by
      • 2016
    • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
      Have I Got News for You
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writing team
      • 2016
    • Ballot Monkeys (2015)
      Ballot Monkeys
      7.5
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2015
    • Scarlett Alice Johnson and Sean Verey in Pramface (2012)
      Pramface
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2013–2014
    • Son of God (2014)
      Son of God
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Lusso magazine (2008)
      Lusso magazine
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Roma Downey and Diogo Morgado in The Bible (2013)
      The Bible
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums (2012)
      Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask (2011)
      Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
      5.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth (2011)
      Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson (2009)
      The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson
      6.4
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2009–2010
    • Samantha Bond, Barbara Flynn, Emilia Fox, Susan Jameson, and Diana Quick in The Queen (2009)
      The Queen
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Graham Norton in The Graham Norton Show (2007)
      The Graham Norton Show
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2007–2009

    Producer

    • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
      Have I Got News for You
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • series producer
      • producer
      • 1993–2026
    • The Best of the Worst
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Bognor or Bust
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Clive Anderson Now (2001)
      Clive Anderson Now
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2001
    • Mr. White Goes to Westminster (1997)
      Mr. White Goes to Westminster
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Unbroadcastable 'Have I Got News for You'
      8.2
      Video
      • producer
      • 1995

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Colin Sad

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