Alison Hume

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.

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

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 2024 general election.[8]

Filmography
ProductionNotesBroadcaster
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
YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult
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. Bryant, Miranda (19 November 2021). "York's anti-terror measures make centre a 'no go zone' for disabled people". The Guardian. 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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