peter cundall

Agent: Julian Friedmann
Peter Cundall was born in LA to English parents. He spent half his childhood between Malibu and Santa Monica and was then brought to Hull – the first of many life changing experiences. A year later he came to London for the second half of his childhood and what little conventional education he had before becoming an errand boy in an ad agency to help his parents pay the rent.

He progressed into Production, then Traffic and then spent five years in different roles, including playing semi-professionally in jazz bands, being a lifeguard, and serving in HQ Bomber Command . He was also briefly a co-owner of a restaurant in Holland Park. These experiences would all supply the writer-to-be with an unusual palette to draw from.

And then, at last, decided he wanted to do just one thing as well as he could. One year later he was living in New York and a writer in J. Walter Thompson, then the world’s largest ad agency.

Since then, Peter has written advertising, poetry, as well as for film and television. Julian Friedmann represents him for screenwriting.

FILM AND TELEVISION
Peter became a full member of The Writers’ Guild when you had to be. He then had commissions from Associated British Pictures, BBC, Thames TV and Channel 4 TV as well as the following selected credits:

NUTSHELL CLASSICS - A TV series devised and written by Peter. The Channel 4 pilot “Treasure Island” was commissioned and made for Channel 4. Directed by Micky Dolenz, Channel 4 commissioned three further scripts.

IN FOR A PENNY, IN FOR A POUND - A Documentary film which had a UK cinema release, script by Peter.

THE ALMOST NEARLY NOT QUITE SURE THING - A 1-hour US Network Documentary, for which Peter was flown to New York to write.

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT - A Comedy film for ICI starring Tim McInnerny, script by Peter.

ANITA IN JUMBLELAND - A highly successful children’s TV series for Thames TV. Two series, 24 episodes in total, all created and written by Peter.

More info can be found on Peter’s website: Peter Cundall - A life in words.