Writing

Kevin Cecil

Born March 26, 1969 · Lewisham, London, England, UK (age 57)

Kevin Robert Cecil (born 1969 in London) is a British screenwriter. Writing alongside Andy Riley (with whom he has been friends since attending Aylesbury Grammar School), he has won two BAFTA awards, the first for writing the Comic Relief one-off special Robbie the Reindeer in 2000, and the second for Black Books in 2005. He has also written for The Armando Iannucci Shows, Armstrong & Miller, Li…

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Gnomeo & JulietGnomeo & Juliet · 2011
Gnomeo & Juliet
★ 5.92011
MovieAnimationFamily
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Ron's Gone WrongRon's Gone Wrong · 2021
Ron's Gone Wrong
★ 7.82021
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
Arthur ChristmasArthur Christmas · 2011
Arthur Christmas
★ 6.82011
MovieDramaAnimation
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
Sherlock GnomesSherlock Gnomes · 2018
Sherlock Gnomes
★ 5.72018
MovieAnimationFamily
Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of FireRobbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire · 1999
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
★ 6.11999
MovieAnimationComedy
Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued by doubt regarding his ability, and sets out to regain his self-respect and the admiration of his team-mates.
Gangsta Granny Strikes AgainGangsta Granny Strikes Again · 2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
★ 5.12022
MovieComedyFamily
We join Ben a year on as he is getting used to life without his beloved Gran. With the memory of their daring Crown Jewel heist still fresh in his mind, he is stunned to learn another spate of thefts are beginning to occur - with all the clues pointing to The Black Cat, better known to Ben as Granny!
The Boy in the DressThe Boy in the Dress · 2014
The Boy in the Dress
★ 6.32014
MovieDramaFamily
Dennis feels different - an ordinary boy in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, playing football with his mates and living with his dad and brother, but frustrated by the boring grey world he inhabits. Life has never really been the same since his mum left. However, transformation can happen in the most unexpected places. Aided by Lisa, the coolest girl in school, Dennis creates a whole new persona and puts it to the ultimate test - but can a boy wear a dress, and what will the headmaster, his dad and his friends on the football team think if they find out?
Hansel & Gretel: After Ever AfterHansel & Gretel: After Ever After · 2021
Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After
★ 7.12021
MovieFantasyFamily
Hansel and Gretel have fled the gingerbread house, but what if the wicked witch survived after all?

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The Armando Iannucci ShowsThe Armando Iannucci Shows · 2001
The Armando Iannucci Shows
★ 8.02001
SeriesComedy
The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes focused on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues. Recurring themes in the episodes are the superficiality of modern culture, our problems communicating with each other, the mundane nature of working life and feelings of personal inadequacy and social awkwardness. Several characters also make repeat appearances in the shows, including the East End thug, who solves every problem with threats of violence; Hugh, an old man who delivers surreal monologues about what things were like in the old days; and Iannucci's barber, who is full of nonsensical anecdotes.

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