Jim Eldridge (born November 1944) is an English radio, film and television screenwriter with hundreds of radio and TV scripts broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years.
Eldridge is the creator and writer of radio shows including Shut UP, King Street Junior, Coming Alive, Crosswords, Albert and Me, Parsley Sidings and The Demon Headmaster. On TV, he has created children's science fiction drama Powers, Time of My Life and Uncle Jack and written for The Ghost Hunter, Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde, and Up the Elephant and Round the Castle, in addition to other TV and radio series.
In 1971 he sold his first sitcom to the BBC and had his first book commissioned. Since then he has had more than 100 books published, which have sold over three million copies. He lives in Kent with his wife.
Bibliography "Warpath" Series Warpath 1: Tank Attack Warpath 2: Deadly Skies Warpath 3: Behind Enemy Lines Warpath 4: Depth Charge Danger Warpath 5: Last Convoy Warpath 6: Beach Assault Warpath 7: Night Bomber Warpath 8: Island Of Fear
"My Story" Series My Story: The Trenches (2002) My Story: Armada (2002) My Story: Flying Ace (2003) My Story: Spy Smuggler (2004) My Story: Desert Danger (2005) "Museum mysteries" Murder at the Fitzwilliam (2018) Murder at the British Museum (2019) Murder at the Ashmolean (2019) Murder at the Manchester Museum (2020) Murder at the Natural History Museum (2020) Murder at Madame Tussauds (2021) Murder at the National Gallery (2022) Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum (2022) Murder at the Tower of London (2023) Murder at the Louvre (2024) World War 2 Mysteries featuring Detective Chief Inspector Coburg, Rosa Weeks, and Detective Sergeant Lampson Hotel Mysteries: Murder at the Ritz: The Stylish Wartime Whodunnit (2021) Murder at the Savoy: The Sophisticated Wartime Whodunnit (2021) Murder at Claridge's: The Elegant Wartime Whodunnit (2022) London Underground Station Mysteries:
Murder at Aldwych Station (2022) Murder at Down Street Station (2023) Murder at Lord's Station (2024) Murder at Whitechapel Road Station (2024)
Cathedral Mysteries:
Murder at St. Paul's Cathedral (2025) Murder at Canterbury Cathedral (2026)
Writing credits Production Notes BroadcasterTime of My Life6 episodes (1980)BBC1Up the Elephant and Round the Castle"May the Best Man Win" (1983) "The Hostage" (1985) "A Taxing Problem" (1985)ITVBad Boyes 16 episodes (co-written with Duncan Eldridge, 1987–1988)BBC1Uncle Jack and Operation Green6 episodes (1990)BBC1Time Riders4 episodes (1991)Children's ITVUncle Jack and the Loch Noch Monster6 episodes (1991)BBC1Spatz"Talent Contest" (1991) "Witness" (1992)Children's ITVUncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon6 episodes (1992)BBC1Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy6 episodes (1993)BBC1Harry's Mad"That's Entertainment" (1996) "Spooks" (1996) "Gambling Is a Risky Business" (1996)CITVWoof!"When My Sheep Comes In" (1997)ITVThe Legend of the Lost Keys10 episodes (1998)BBC2Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde6 episodes (1998)CBBCMonster TV26 episodes (1999–2001)BBC2CBBCThe Ghost Hunter18 episodes (co-written with Ivan Jones and Roy Apps, 2000–2002)BBC1Powers13 episodes (2004)BBC1
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result Reference1973Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardLines from My Grandfather's ForeheadBest Light Entertainment Show (Radio)1987Sunday Times Literary AwardSave Our Planet: An Anti-Nuclear Guide for Teenagers1988Royal Television Society AwardsBad BoyesBest Children's Drama Series (with Duncan Eldridge) 1988Sony Radio AwardsKing Street Junior1989British Academy Television AwardsBad BoyesBest Children’s TV Series (with Duncan Eldridge)1991Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardKing Street Junior1992Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award1998Rose d'OrUpwardly MobileShortlist for Best Situation Comedy1999Chicago International Festival of Children's FilmsWhizziwig: Double TroubleShort Children’s Film/Video (Live Action Category)Prix DanubeWhizziwig: Double TroubleBest Children’s Drama
References
External links
Jim Eldridge homepage Jim Eldridge Interview Parsley Sidings episode guide