Danny Stack

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Danny Stack
NationalityIrish
OccupationScreenwriter, director
Known forWho Killed Nelson Nutmeg?, Hey Duggee

Danny Stack is an Irish screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in children's television. He is also the co-host of The UK Scriptwriters Podcast, a weekly series of interviews with prominent writers and producers in UK film and television, as well as advice for getting into the industry.[1][2]

Career[]

After working as a special effects assistant and then a film critic for JMTV, Stack moved to England and began working for Channel 4's Entertainment department. He also worked as a freelance script reader for Miramax, Working Title and Pathe. In 2004, Stack won the BBCNI Tony Doyle Bursary Award for New Writing.[3] He gained his first writing credit on The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, followed by Doctors and Eastenders. He subsequently moved into children's television, writing for series such as Hey Duggee, Thunderbirds Are Go, PJ Masks, Octonauts and Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy.

He helped set up the Red Planet Prize, a screenwriting award run by Red Planet Pictures, the production company of Tony Jordan. Its first winner was Robert Thorogood, whose script became Death in Paradise.[4][5][6]

With Tim Clague, Stack founded Nelson Nutmeg Pictures, a production company focusing on low budget children's films and television projects. Their first feature was Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?, starring Bonnie Wright.[7][8] The film premiered on 10 October 2015 at the 59th BFI London Film Festival.[9][10] Their next film, a science-fiction feature titled Future TX, is in post-production.[11]

In 2020, the pair released their preschool series, Dog Years, on kidoodle.tv, a family-friendly streaming service.[12]

Teaching[]

Stack has lectured on screenwriting.[13] In addition, he co-authored two guide books, The UK Scriptwriters Survival Handbook: or How to Earn an Actual Living as a Writer in 2015, followed by Write a Script in 10 Weeks in 2017.

Filmography[]

Production Episodes Broadcaster/Distributor
The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers
  • 1 episode (2006)
 CiTV
Doctors
  • 2 episodes (2006)
 BBC One
Sofia’s Diary
  • Staff writer (2008)
 Channel 5
Roy
  • 1 episode (2009)
 CBBC
EastEnders
  • 2 episodes (2009)
 BBC One
The Octonauts
  • 15 episodes (2012-2013)
 Cbeebies
Rocka-Bye Island
  • 2 episodes (2014)
 Monster Entertainment
Hey Duggee
  • Staff writer (2015)
 Cbeebies
Thunderbirds Are Go
  • 1 episode (2015)
 Citv
The Hive
  • 2 episodes (2015)
 Disney
Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?
  • Feature film. Director, Writer, Producer (2015)
 Evolutionary Films
Zack & Quack
  • 1 episode (2016)
 Nick Jr.
Brewster the Rooster
  • 3 episodes (2017)
 RTE
Olobob Top
  • 6 episodes (2017-2018)
 Monster Entertainment
PJ Masks
  • 7 episodes (2018-2020)
 Disney
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
  • 6 episodes (2019-2020)
 Discovery Kids
Rhyme Time Town
  • 1 episode (2020)
 Netflix
Dog Years
  • Web series. Creator, director, writer, producer (2020)
 kidoodle.tv
Future TX
  • Feature film. Director, writer, producer (TBA)
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References[]

  1. ^ "UK Scriptwriters". Spotify.
  2. ^ "Episode 46: Chris Chibnall".
  3. ^ "Danny Stack Wins Tony Doyle Bursary Award | the Irish Film & Television Network".
  4. ^ "The series creator and lead writer shares his inspiration for new BBC One drama Death in Paradise". BBC Media Centre.
  5. ^ "Write the next Death in Paradise yourself". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Danny Stack".
  7. ^ Brew, Simon (24 March 2016). "Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?: the trailer". Den of Geek. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Danny Stack interview - Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?". 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? in London Film Festival premiere". BBC News. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. ^ Howard, Lauren (14 September 2014). "Bournemouth-shot children's film to premier at London film festival". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ http://www.futuretx.co.uk/
  12. ^ "Dog Years leads Nelson Nutmeg into TV".
  13. ^ "Writing Successful TV Bibles: From Creation to Pitch".

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