Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins
Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1943 Darvel, Scotland |
| Occupation | comedy writer and management consultant |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | London University |
| Subject | Economics |
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Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins (also known as IDC Hopkins or Ian D. C. Hopkins or Ian Hopkins) is a Scottish comedy writer[1][2] and management consultant.
Born in Darvel, Ayrshire on the 16th July 1943, Hopkins attended Kilmarnock Academy before pursuing a career in Industrial Engineering.[2]
Hopkins undertook a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics at London University, following which he became a lecturer in Management at the University of the West of Scotland.[2]
Hopkins comedy writing career began as a contracted writer for Naked Radio, Six of the Best, Not the Nine O'Clock News[3][4], Three of a Kind[5], Naked Video[6] and Spitting Image[7][8].
Hopkins has had three stage plays performed. Albatross Soup (co-authored with John Duignan),[9] Citizen Singh (co-authored with Gurmeet Mattu) and Every Bloody Sunday (co-authored with Gurmeet Mattu).
Hopkins has also had three satirical novels published, each co-authored with John Duignan: Skelp the Aged[10][11][12] in 2016; The Buick Stops Here[13][14] in 2017; and The Lambshank Redemption[15][16] in 2019.
Hopkins and Duignan began writing Skelp the Aged as a play, before deciding to make it a novel.[10]. The three novels in the trilogy by Hopkins and Duignan follow hapless anti-heros Mungo and Ethel Laird, in and out of trouble - and jail - as they struggles to maintain a living as a bookies.[17][2]
Hopkins also co-authored Shit Yourself Laughing[18] with Frank Muir.
References
- ↑ "Ian Hopkins and John Duignan". Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The secret life of the Scots comedy stars". The Herald Scotland. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ "Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Three of a Kind (1981–1983) Episode #1.1". IMDb.
- ↑ "Naked Video (1986–1991) Episode #1.1". IMDb.
- ↑ "Spitting Image (1984–1996) Episode #1.4". IMDb.
- ↑ "Spitting Image (1984–1996) Episode #1.5". IMDb.
- ↑ Hopkins, Ian (11 April 2019). "Obituary: John Duignan, Scottish lecturer and comedy writer who wrote for Not The Nine O'Clock News". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Speirs, Kenneth (31 March 2016). "Duo book in for first novel: WRITE ONComedy tale started off as a play (book review)". Paisley Daily Express.
- ↑ Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers ISBN 9781910903001 Search this book on
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- ↑ "Skelp the Aged". Pegasus Publishers. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers ISBN 9781910903094 Search this book on .
- ↑ "The Buick stops here". Pegasus Publishers. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers ISBN 9781910903216 Search this book on .
- ↑ "The Lambshank Redemption". Pegasus Publishers. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Scott, Gary (19 April 2019). "Country gal with urban influences". The Herald (Glasgow).
- ↑ JHJ22 Publishing ISBN 0993251854 Search this book on .
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