---
name: "Roger Drew"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-drew"
fi1m_id: "roger-drew"
imdb_id: "nm1010375"
tmdb_id: 1222855
wikidata_id: "Q7358121"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 April 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:23:39.720138+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Roger Drew

## Identity

Roger Drew

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roger-drew
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roger-drew
- **IMDb ID:** nm1010375
- **TMDB ID:** 1222855
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7358121
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Drew, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7358121, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1010375/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222855

Writer. Born 15 April 1971 in Jersey.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 April 1971, Jersey
- **Active:** 2005–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md), [Becky Martin](https://film.one/person/becky-martin.md), [Chris Addison](https://film.one/person/chris-addison.md), [Ian Martin](https://film.one/person/ian-martin.md), [Jesse Armstrong](https://film.one/person/jesse-armstrong.md), [Sean Gray](https://film.one/person/sean-gray.md), [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md), [Tony Roche](https://film.one/person/tony-roche.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 94 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Drew, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7358121, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1010375/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222855

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thick of It*](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) (94)
- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Roger Drew is a British television writer and illustrator. Born on 15 April 1971 in Jersey, he was educated at Victoria College, Jersey.

He has written for numerous comedy series, including *The Thick of It* (2005–2012), on which he contributed scripts for the later series, and *Veep* (2012–2015), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. Other credits include *Time Trumpet* (2006), *The Pentaverate* (2022) and *Avenue 5* (2020). He has frequently collaborated with Armando Iannucci and often works with writer Will Smith.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, casarotto.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay, Supervising Producer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 94, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Pentaverate* (2022), series, Teleplay
- *Supervized* (2019), Writer
- *When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD* (2017), Writer
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, Writer
- *Veep* (2012), series, Teleplay, Story, Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Slacker Cats* (2007), series, Writer
- *The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall* (2006), Writer
- *Time Trumpet* (2006), series, Writer, Creator
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *2004: The Stupid Version* (2004), series, Writer
- *The Impressionable Jon Culshaw* (2004), series, Writer
- *Bounty Hamster* (2003), series, Writer
- *Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!* (2001), series, Writer
- *The 11 O'Clock Show* (1998), series, Writer

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