Alison Hume

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Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Alison Hume
OccupationScreenwriter
Genre
  • Science-fiction
  • fantasy
  • crime drama

Alison Hume is a British television writer, known for her work as creator and executive producer of the

CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery[1] and the BBC drama Rocket Man
.

Career

Hume entered formal politics following years of campaigning around

disability rights.[2][3] At the 2019 European Parliament election, Hume stood as a candidate for the Labour Party in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency.[4][5] In 2019 she unsuccessfully stood to be the Labour candidate for Rother Valley [6]Hume was also a candidate in the 2021 election for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.[7] In 2023, she was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Scarborough and Whitby at the next general election.[8]

Filmography

Production Notes Broadcaster
Pure Feature film (2002)
The Vice 2 episodes (2002–2003)
ITV
New Tricks "Home Truths" (2004) BBC
Beaten TV movie (2005) BBC
Rocket Man 3 episodes (2005) BBC
Roman Mysteries 2 episodes (2007) BBC
Summerhill TV movie (2008)
CBBC
The Sparticle Mystery 36 episodes (2011–2015)
CBBC
Holby City 1 episode (2019) BBC
So Awkward 1 episode (2019)
CBBC
Jamie Johnson 2 episodes (2020)
CBBC

Awards

Year Award Category Recipients Result
2008
British Academy Children's Awards[9] Children's: Drama Alison Hume (with Stephen Smallwood and Jon East), for Summerhill Nominated
Children's: Writer Alison Hume, for Summerhill Won
Royal Television Society Awards[10]
Writer of the Year Alison Hume, for Summerhill Won
2015
Royal Television Society Awards – Yorkshire[11][12] Writer – Drama Alison Hume, for The Sparticle Mystery Nominated

References

  1. ^ "New CBBC drama to be filmed in Northern Ireland". 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "ELECTION 2024: York Disability campaigner set to turn North Yorkshire resorts Labour". York Press. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Labour candidates for the European elections". The Labour Party. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 European elections: List of candidates for Yorkshire and the Humber". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ https://x.com/msalisonhume/status/1186195522060804097?s=46
  7. ^ "North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner 2021: Who is standing?". BBC News. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ Buksmann, George (27 March 2023). "Labour candidate Alison Hume announced to challenge Scarborough and Whitby seat at next general election". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Children's in 2008".
  10. ^ "Nominations & Winners 2008 Programme Awards". Royal Television Society. 31 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Rochelle Stevens & Co". 26 May 2015.
  12. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2015". 17 March 2015.

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