Georgia Pritchett (born 1968) is a British producer, screenwriter, and author. She is best known for her work on Veep and Succession, as well as her book My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety. The Guardian described Pritchett as "one of the country’s most successful screenwriters".
Life and career Pritchett was born in London, England in 1968, and raised in South London by her parents, Josephine Haworth, an author, and Oliver Pritchett, a journalist and columnist. Her brother Matt is a cartoonist, and her grandfather is writer and literary critic, V. S. Pritchett.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pritchett cited US sitcoms as an early influence in her interest in writing, saying "I was one of those people who would like to watch things again and again, and learn huge chunks and recite them in what is [an] apparently quite irritating way. So I can kind of thought, I love dialogue and I would love to write dialogue and I like the collaborative [nature]." Additionally, Pritchett has cited Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sharon Horgan, and Michaela Coel as women in the writing industry that she admires, stressing the gender imbalance in the television industry.
In 2021, Pritchett published her memoir, My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety, about her experiences in screenwriting as someone suffering anxiety.
She joined the British American Project in 2023.
In 2025, it was announced Pritchett was writing the screenplay for Practical Magic 2, a sequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic, currently set for release on September 18, 2026.
Personal life Pritchett is married to American film and television producer, Katie Pastore.
Filmography TitleYearFunctioned asNotesWriterProducerOtherThatcherworld1993YesTV movie, sketch writerSpitting Image1993Yes1 episodeSmall Talk1994YesScript Associate, Programme Associate, 1 episodeNever Mind the Horrocks1996YesTV movieWe Know Where You Live1997YesAn Audience with Ronnie Corbett1997YesTV special, additional material writerNed's Newt1997–1998Yes5 episodesS Club 7 in Miami1999Yes4 episodesS Club 7: Back to the 50's1999YesTV movieS Club 7 in L.A.2000Yes3 episodesJoan2000ShortSmack the Pony2000–2001YesYesScript Associate - 14 episodes, writer - 11 episodesHigh Heels and Low Lifes2001YesStory WriterDown to Earth2001Yes2 episodesHollywood 72001Yes4 episodesEd Stone Is Dead2002Yes1 episodeViva S Club2002Yes3 episodesMy Family2003–2004Yes2 episodesBognor or Bust2004YesProgram Associate2DTV2004YesYesProduced - 1 episode Head Writer The Lenny Henry Show2004Yes1 episodeBarking!2004YesCreatorFeel the Force2006Yes6 episodesTrexx and Flipside2008Yes1 episodeNot Going Out2009YesAdditional Material WriterLife of Riley2009–2011YesYesCreator, writer - 20 episodesMiranda2010–2013YesAdditional Material writerWaterloo Road2011Yes1 episodeThe Thick of It2012YesWriter - 1 episode, Additional material writer - 1 episodeQuick Cuts2013YesWriter - 3 episodesVeep2013–2019YesYesYesWriter - 6 episodes Consulting Producer - 25 episodes Co-executive Producer - 20 episodes Supervising Producer - 12 episodesPYPO Park Bench Mistakes2016YesTV movieGlued2016Yes6 episodesThe Crying Room2016Yes1 episodeScream Street2016YesTracey Ullman's Show2016–2018Yes15 episodesLoaded2017 Yes2 episodesTracey Breaks the News2017–2018Yes4 episodesSuccession2018–2021YesYesCo-Executive Producer - 28 episodes Writer - 5 episodesAvenue 52020YesSupervising Producer - 1 episode Story writer - 2 episodes Teleplay writer - 2 episodesShaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom2020Yes1 episodeMiranda: My Such Fun Celebration2020YesTV movieRun2020YesYesConsulting Producer - 6 episodes Writer - 1 episodeThe Shrink Next Door2021YesYesExecutive Producer - 8 episodes Writer - 4 episodesPractical Magic 22026Yes
Awards
Emmy Awards: 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for Succession 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for Succession 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for Veep 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for Veep 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for Veep 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for Veep Writers Guild of America Awards:
2014 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for Veep 2016 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for Veep 2018 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for Veep 2020 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series for Succession Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards:
2016 Best TV Situation Comedy for Veep
Publications
My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety, 2021, HarperOne, ISBN 9780063206380 Wilf the Mighty Worrier: Saves the World, 2015, Quercus Children’s Books,
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