Joe Tucker

Joe Tucker (born 1982) is a British screenwriter, director and animator.

He trained at the National Film & Television School where he made the award-winning short film For the Love of God.[1] Following this, he directed a number of music videos for Hot Club de Paris[2] and wrote sketches for CBBC series Horrible Histories.[3][4]

With Lloyd Woolf, he has created and written the television series Parents, Big Bad World, Witless, Black Ops, and Austin, and the TV movie Click & Collect.[5]

He is the nephew of the painter Eric Tucker about whom he has written a book, The Secret Painter.[6]

References

  1. ^ Stephen Robb (23 May 2007). "UK animators eye Cannes success". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Hot Club de Paris's Free the Pterodactyl 3 by Joe Tucker". Promo News. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Joe Tucker", Internet Movie Database, retrieved 13 January 2013
  4. ^ Broadcast Hot Shots 2011
  5. ^ Morgan Jeffery (24 May 2012). "'Inbetweeners' Blake Harrison for Comedy Central's 'Big Bad World'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ^ Barekat, Houman (30 January 2025). "The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker review – an artist in the family". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 July 2025.