Brian Dooley is an English

England

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 television writer.

He is best known for creating the sitcom

Situation comedy

A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 The Smoking Room

The Smoking Room

The Smoking Room is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. The Christmas Special was first transmitted on the same...

, which debuted on BBC Three

BBC Three

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 in 2004, before it was transferred to BBC Two

BBC Two

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, and for which he received a BAFTA in 2005. He also appears in the series as Ben (from the post room). Other credits include Monkey Dust

Monkey Dust

Monkey Dust is a British satirical cartoon, notorious for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005...

, The Sketch Show

The Sketch Show

The Sketch Show is a British television sketch comedy programme, featuring many leading British comedians. It aired on ITV between 2001 and 2003.A short-lived spinoff of the same title was produced in the United States.- Original line-up :...

, Being Human

Being Human (TV series)

Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and written by Toby Whithouse and is currently broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama...

and its iplayer spin-off Becoming Human and plays for Radio Four. He was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University

University of Cambridge

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.

In 2007, he contributed to the Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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short-story collection Short Trips: Snapshots

Short Trips: Snapshots

Short Trips: Snapshots is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Joseph Lidster and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...

. It was announced in Doctor Who Magazine

Doctor Who Magazine

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issue 406 that he would pen 2 episodes of series 3 of the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television series, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth Sladen...

, but his script didn't appear in the series.

External links

• BBC questions and answers with Dooley
• Brian Dooley at the Internet Movie Database
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