Jenny Devitt
Scriptwriter
Career summary:
25 years’ experience in radio and television, in programme presentation, production, and scriptwriting, much of this for the BBC, and for the last 13 years almost exclusively specialising in wildlife programming.
Recent writing credits include:
- “Eye of the Storm”: series, ABC Australia
- “The Whole Story”: series, Discovery/Animal Planet
- “Young & Wild”: series, Discovery/Animal Planet
- “City Slickers”: Discovery/NHK/La Cinq, & others
- “Tides of Aldabra” & “Guardians of Aldabra”, RAI, Canal +, etc.
- “Islanders”: RAI, Canal +
- “Crater – Africa’s Predator Paradise”: BBC Natural World
- “Jewels of the South” & “Secrets of the North” (Iran), BBC Natural World
- “Egypt: Splendours of the Golden Age”: series, Reader’s Digest
I worked with Mike Birkhead on 2 programmes for ABC/Kane: “France’s Wild South (Camargue)”, and “Chateau Safari” – as Associate Producer and Writer.
I worked with him again on his series “Land of the Tiger” for the BBC, writing 3 of the preliminary scripts.
I have extensive experience of working with leading production companies in the U.K., Australia, South Africa and Europe.
- In 2001 and 2002, 2 of my scripts won awards.
- “City Slickers” was nominated for an Emmy in 2002.
