Welcome to Tom Jamieson & Nev Fountain's website...
Hello people. We're comedy writers for TV and radio and this is our site. Hidden within this electronic CV are samples of stuff we've done, updates on what we're doing now, and rash promises about stuff we're about to do. Hope you like what we do, and we hope you don't feel the time spent footling about our world is time wasted.
Yours, Tom and Nev.
The Mervyn Stone Mysteries
Nev has written three novels for release in October. 'The Mervyn Stone Mysteries' are comedy crime thrillers concerning the ex-writer of a long-dead science-fiction TV programme.
'Vixens from the Void' was a show as sharp, sexy, dangerous and as typically 80s as the contents of Madonna's old knicker draw. Mervyn Stone was its script editor, and his life is mostly composed of telling anecdotes about 'Vixens', signing stuff with the 'Vixens' logo on it, and talking about 'Vixens' on DVD documentaries and sneery Channel 4 shows.
The funny thing is, he always seems to be blundering across murders wherever he goes, and Mervyn, with his script editor's knack for spotting plot-holes, seems the best person to solve them...
Book one, 'Geek Tragedy' is set at 'ConVix 15', a science-fiction convention where the old monster props seem to be killing all the attendees...
Book two, 'DVD Extras Include: Murder' concerns an impossible poisoning that takes place during the recording of a DVD commentary...
Book three, 'Cursed Among Sequels', takes place during an ill-fated big budget revival of 'Vixens from the Void', made in Cornwall, where a mysterious someone is trying very hard to kill Mervyn...
Forewords are by Mark Lawson, David Quantick and Ally Ross. Pre-orders are available from here.
You can also be Mervyn Stone's facebook friend, for updates on his mad, tedious world.
Other News:
- Nev's 'Companion Chronicle' for Big Finish has been recorded. A release date has yet to be announced.
Broadcast Dates:
- 'The Impression Show' is returning for a second series, provisionally scheduled for autumn 2010.
- 'Scoop' series 2 and 3 will be broadcast in 2011.
- Repeats of 'Dead Ringers' radio are being broadcast on BBC7.
Currently Writing:
- 'The Impression Show with Culshaw and Stephenson' series 2.
- 'Scoop' series 2 and 3.
- The 'Broon-Ites' comic strips for Private Eye magazine.
- A panel game proposal with BBC comedy.
- A drama series proposal with Plain Vanilla.
- A sketch show proposal with Welded Tandem.
- A comedy show proposal with 'Spymonkey'
- A film script called 'Despatched'.
- Tom is working on his own film script 'Never Killed Anybody'.
Links:
- Official Dead Ringers Radio 4 site
- Official Dead Ringers BBC TV site
- Henry Davies' Site ('Broon-ites' artist)
- Nev's 'Ask the Authors' Forum at Outpost Gallifrey
