BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1989) Winner
Grant Naylor
グラント・ネイラー
Guranto Neirā
Aliases:
Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-02-23 （Manchester）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- writer, television producer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1984-2020
- Affiliations
- Grant Naylor Productions, Baby Cow Productions
- Influenced By
- Star Trek, Alien, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Influenced
- Many sci-fi comedies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | International Emmy Award | Gunmen of the Apocalypse | Popular Arts | International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | Winner |
| 1994 | British Comedy Awards | Red Dwarf | Best BBC Comedy Series | — | Winner |
International Emmy Award
1994
Work:
Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Category:
Popular Arts
Organization:
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Result:
Winner
British Comedy Awards
1994
Work:
Red Dwarf
Category:
Best BBC Comedy Series
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
1989 Science Fiction ComedyNovel incorporating plots from the first two TV series.
Space travelLonelinessFriendship
Better Than Life
1990 Science Fiction ComedyStory based on the TV episode of the same name.
Virtual realityAddiction
Bibliography
- Last Human (1995, Doug Naylor)
- Backwards (1996, Rob Grant)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalParody-filledCharacter-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- HologramsLast humanEvolved cats
Legacy
Landmark in sci-fi comedy with 12 series and novels.
In Popular Culture
- Cult following
Trivia
- Evolved from Dave Hollins: Space Cadet radio sketches
- American pilot produced but never aired