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===Absolutely revival===
===Absolutely revival===
Twenty years after ''Absolutely'' had first been on television,<ref name="Record Comeback">{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/comedy-absolutely-set-comeback-mark-1788501 |title=Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary |first=Paul |last=English |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Scotland |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's [[Sketchorama]] in [[Òran Mór]], Glasgow to be produced by the [[The Comedy Unit]]. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.<ref name="Record Comeback"/> The group enjoyed their comeback<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-return-cult-scots-comedy-1959194 |title=Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special |first=Paul |last=English |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b037v4g6 |title=Sketchorama: Absolutely Special |work=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=7 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qn5sw/p01qmp2z |title=2014 Audio Drama Awards winners |work=[[BBC Radio]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Three radio series of ''Absolutely'' followed 2015–2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |first=Paul |last=English |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Twenty years after ''Absolutely'' had first been on television,<ref name="Record Comeback">{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/comedy-absolutely-set-comeback-mark-1788501 |title=Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary |first=Paul |last=English |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Scotland |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's ''[[Sketchorama]]'' in [[Òran Mór]], Glasgow to be produced by the [[The Comedy Unit]]. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.<ref name="Record Comeback"/> The group enjoyed their comeback<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-return-cult-scots-comedy-1959194 |title=Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special |first=Paul |last=English |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b037v4g6 |title=Sketchorama: Absolutely Special |work=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=7 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qn5sw/p01qmp2z |title=2014 Audio Drama Awards winners |work=[[BBC Radio]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Three radio series of ''Absolutely'' followed 2015–2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |first=Paul |last=English |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


In December 2006, ''The Clan'' was to be broadcast by [[BBC Radio Scotland]] as a pilot. It was a comedy radio play that he wrote, commissioned by BBC Scotland and produced by Tern TV.<ref>{{cite news | title=Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them |first=Fergus |last=Sheppard | url=http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | newspaper=The Scotsman | date=19 December 2006 | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=13 January 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113072529/http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
In December 2006, ''The Clan'' was to be broadcast by [[BBC Radio Scotland]] as a pilot. It was a comedy radio play that he wrote, commissioned by BBC Scotland and produced by Tern TV.<ref>{{cite news | title=Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them |first=Fergus |last=Sheppard | url=http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | newspaper=The Scotsman | date=19 December 2006 | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=13 January 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113072529/http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


Hunter and Docherty wrote the [[mockumentary]] series ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]''. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series ''[[The Tournament (TV series)|The Tournament]]'' which centred around a minor ice hockey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/new-show-is-dream-come-true-986921 |title=New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter |first=Graham |last=Keal |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-the-cup-bbc2comedy-lab-kids-school-of-comedy-channel-4-905255.html |title=Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4 |first=Robert |last=Hanks |work=[[The Independent]] |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of ''Secrets and Lattes'' a sitcom set in a Bruntsfield café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/07/bbc-radio-4-secrets-and-lattes-set-in-a-bruntsfield-cafe/ |title=BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café |first=Phyllis |last=Stephen |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b0628bmg#top|title=Programme Index > b0628bmg |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Hunter and Docherty wrote the [[mockumentary]] series ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]''. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series ''[[The Tournament (TV series)|The Tournament]]'' which centred around a minor ice hockey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/new-show-is-dream-come-true-986921 |title=New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter |first=Graham |last=Keal |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-the-cup-bbc2comedy-lab-kids-school-of-comedy-channel-4-905255.html |title=Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4 |first=Robert |last=Hanks |work=[[The Independent]] |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of ''Secrets and Lattes'' a sitcom set in a middle-class [[Bruntsfield]] café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/07/bbc-radio-4-secrets-and-lattes-set-in-a-bruntsfield-cafe/ |title=BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café |first=Phyllis |last=Stephen |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b0628bmg#top|title=Programme Index > b0628bmg |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


He was a writer on ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]'', a children’s sketch show that aired on [[CBBC]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b00cch5t|title=Programme Index > b00cch5t |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was writer and producer of ''Freedom'' a comedy programme that first aired on [[BBC Two Scotland]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/12/freedom-tv-show-written-by-an-edinburgh-lad/ |title=Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad! |date=1 December 2010 |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00cfzz1 |title=Programme Index > Freedom |date=7 December 2010 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
He was a writer on ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]'', a children’s sketch show that aired on [[CBBC]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b00cch5t|title=Programme Index > b00cch5t |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was writer and producer of ''Freedom'' a comedy programme that first aired on [[BBC Two Scotland]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/12/freedom-tv-show-written-by-an-edinburgh-lad/ |title=Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad! |date=1 December 2010 |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00cfzz1 |title=Programme Index > Freedom |date=7 December 2010 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
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As a writer, he has contributed to ''[[Smack the Pony]]'' and the animated series of ''[[Meg and Mog]]''; and on radio to ''[[Radio Active (radio series)|Radio Active]].''<ref name="edinburghfestival" />
As a writer, he has contributed to ''[[Smack the Pony]]'' and the animated series of ''[[Meg and Mog]]''; and on radio to ''[[Radio Active (radio series)|Radio Active]].''<ref name="edinburghfestival" />


He has appeared in episodes of various comedy programmes: ''[[Bob Servant]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b04v2tjn |title=Programme Index > Bob Servant Series 2 Episode 3: Wedding |date=15 December 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> ''[[Badults]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b0488vxj |title=Programme Index > Badults Series 2 Episode 5: Holiday |date=30 June 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> [[Still Game]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b080bqsx |title=Programme Index > Still Game Series 7 Episode 3: Job |date=21 October 2016 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and [[Gary: Tank Commander]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b00y4ykb |title=Programme Index > Gary: Tank Commander Series 2 Episode 5: Climate Control |date=31 January 2011 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
He has appeared in episodes of various comedy programmes: ''[[Rab C Nesbitt]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b016946k |title=Programme Index > Rab C Nesbitt Series 10 Episode 3: Cuts |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>''[[Bob Servant]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b04v2tjn |title=Programme Index > Bob Servant Series 2 Episode 3: Wedding |date=15 December 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> ''[[Badults]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b0488vxj |title=Programme Index > Badults Series 2 Episode 5: Holiday |date=30 June 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> [[Still Game]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b080bqsx |title=Programme Index > Still Game Series 7 Episode 3: Job |date=21 October 2016 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and ''[[Gary: Tank Commander]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b00y4ykb |title=Programme Index > Gary: Tank Commander Series 2 Episode 5: Climate Control |date=31 January 2011 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


==Drama==
==Drama==

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Moray Hunter (born October 1957) is a Scottish comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the Channel 4 sketch show, Absolutely. Alongside Jack Docherty, he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in Absolutely and later in the spin-off series, Mr Don & Mr George. He also provided the voice for a shadow puppet in one of Aardman Animations' short films, Humdrum. He has written, produced and appeared in a variety of radio and television productions.

Early life

Moray Hunter was born in October 1957.[1] He was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh. He studied law at the University of Dundee then practised in Bathgate, West Lothian in Scotland.[2]

Comedy career

The Bodgers

Hunter began writing and performing with Jack Docherty as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with Peter Baikie and Gordon Kennedy.[3][4] In December 1984 they performed their act in the Tron Theatre in Glasgow.[5] A radio series of four episodes was aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.[6][7] By December 1985, ITV had been announced that he would be appearing as part of a four person comedy segment on the Hogmanay television programme.[8] In September 1987, ITV's Terry Nesson show was showing some Scottish acts not seen on television before, alongside some more established acts. The showed was billed as having regular contributions from a couple of comedy acts, including Hunter and Docherty, at that time performing as Don and George.[9]

Sketch writing for established shows

He worked as a writer on Spitting Image series 1 and 2 which aired on the ITV network 1984-1985,[2] and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.[10][11] He was a writer for Alas Smith and Jones series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.[2][12] The Lenny Henry Show,[13][14]

Absolutely

Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company Absolutely Productions in 1988.[15] Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes to make the sketch show Absolutely which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993.[16] Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in Mr Don and Mr George, a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.[17]

Hunter and Docherty were the voices of the two main characters in Humdrum, an animated comedy short film produced by Aardman Animations and released in 1998.[18] The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.

Hunter and Docherty wrote a sitcom based in an advertising agency, The Creatives, which had two series that aired on BBC 2 1998-2000.[15]

Absolutely revival

Twenty years after Absolutely had first been on television,[19] the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's Sketchorama in Òran Mór, Glasgow to be produced by the The Comedy Unit. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.[19] The group enjoyed their comeback[20][21] and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.[22] Three radio series of Absolutely followed 2015–2019.[23]

In December 2006, The Clan was to be broadcast by BBC Radio Scotland as a pilot. It was a comedy radio play that he wrote, commissioned by BBC Scotland and produced by Tern TV.[24]

Hunter and Docherty wrote the mockumentary series The Cup. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series The Tournament which centred around a minor ice hockey.[25] The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.[26] Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of Secrets and Lattes a sitcom set in a middle-class Bruntsfield café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.[27][28]

He was a writer on Sorry, I've Got No Head, a children’s sketch show that aired on CBBC in 2009.[29] He was writer and producer of Freedom a comedy programme that first aired on BBC Two Scotland in December 2010.[30][31]

His radio comedy Alone had four series on BBC Radio 4 between 2018–2022.[32] It was shortlisted for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.[33]

As a writer, he has contributed to Smack the Pony and the animated series of Meg and Mog; and on radio to Radio Active.[14]

He has appeared in episodes of various comedy programmes: Rab C Nesbitt,[34]Bob Servant,[35] Badults,[36] Still Game,[37] and Gary: Tank Commander.[38]

Drama

Hunter appeared in the 2006 film The Flying Scotsman, a drama based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree.[39]

He appeared in the BBC's forensic crime drama Silent Witness.[40]

References

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  3. ^ Rudden, Liam (8 February 2022). "Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Hunter, Moray (3 August 2010). "A Fringe under your nose...The Bodgers!". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ Brennan, Mary (29 December 1984). "Tron Theatre, Glasgow. The Bodgers". Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "In Other Words.... The Bodgers". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  8. ^ Young, Andrew (4 December 1985). "Macdonald tries to hedge his television bets over Hogmanay". The Glasgow Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  15. ^ a b "On the funny side of the street". The Herald. Glasgow. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  19. ^ a b English, Paul (28 March 2013). "Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ^ English, Paul (18 June 2013). "Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  25. ^ Keal, Graham (13 August 2008). "New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  26. ^ Hanks, Robert (22 August 2008). "Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  27. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (23 July 2015). "BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café". Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  30. ^ "Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad!". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Programme Index > Freedom". BBC. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  33. ^ "The 2021 Shortlist". BBC Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  34. ^ "Programme Index > Rab C Nesbitt Series 10 Episode 3: Cuts". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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  39. ^ Robinson, Matthew (2018). "'Make Do and Mend': Crafting a Scottish Underdog in The Flying Scotsman (2006)". Open Screens. 1 (1): 6. doi:10.16995/os.7.
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