Ian McFadyen
Introduction '''Ian McFadyen''' (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian television writer, actor, director and producer. He is best known as the creator and producer of the Australian television series ''The Comedy Company'', which he also directed and wrote episodes for, and performed in, which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990.One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.McFadyen hosted the Australian version of ''Cluedo'', and was the creator of the Network Ten sketch comedy show ''The Wedge''. In 2009, he played a vampire in an advertisement for Australian lotteries. He also wrote "The Bounty Hunter", episode 4 for the new ''Doctor Who'' spin-off TV series ''K-9''. In 1983 he played the part of Detective Mears in the iconic Australian TV series ''Prisoner''.McFadyen is the author of the book ''Mind Wars: The Battle for Your Brain'', published by Allen & Unwin. He also co-wrote the satirical novel ''Going Out Backwards'' (2015) with Ross Fitzgerald.
Filmography ===Producer=== Year Title Role1985 ''The Eleventh Hour''  (TV series) Producer1988 ''The Comedy Company''  (TV series) Producer1989 ''The Great TV Game Show''  (TV series) Executive Producer (16 episodes)1990 ''The Big Time''  (TV series) Producer (2 episodes)1990 ''Larger than Life''  (TV series) Producer1990-92 ''Let the Blood Run Free''  Executive Producer (26 episodes)1992-93 ''Bingles''   Executive Producer (23 episodes)1993-94 ''Newlyweds''   (TV series) Executive Producer (52 episodes)2002 ''The Comedy Company: So Excellent'' (documentary)  Producer2006 ''The Wedge''  Co-Executive Producer/Producer (26 episodes)2010 ''The Verge''  (TV series) Executive Producer===Actor/performer=== Year Title Role1982 ''Snow: The Movie'' (TV movies)  Ian1984 ''...And Where Lies The Justice?'' (TV movie) 1984 ''Special Squad'' (TV series)  Evans1983-84 ''Prisoner'' (TV series)  2 roles-Joe Timmons-Det. Fred Mears1985 ''Glass Babies'' (TV movie)  Dr. B. Bombar1985 ''One Summer Again'' (TV movie)  Theodore Fink1985 ''The Eleventh Hour'' (TV series)  Various1986 ''Malcolm''  (film)  Model Shop Salesman1988 ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams (film)''  Hotel Clerk1988 ''A Cry in the Dark'' (also titled ''Evil Angels'')  Attorney General1988 ''The Bit Part''  Commercial Director1988 ''The Comedy Company'' (TV series)  David Rabbitborough/Ian1991 ''All Together Now'' (TV series)  Simon Carpenter1996 ''The Genie from Down Under'' (TV series)  Lord "Bubbles" Uppington-Smythe1998 ''The Genie from Down Under 2'' (TV series)  Lord "Bubbles" Uppington-Smythe2004 ''Flushed'' (film short)  The Narrator (voice)2011 ''Dartworth''  Darren "The Spider" Twine2018 ''Bluey'' (TV series)  Bob===Screenwriter=== Year Title Role1983 ''Home'' (TV series)  Writer - 4 episodes1984 ''The Keepers'' (TV series) 1984 ''The Cleaning'' (short)  Writer1984 ''Infinity Limited'' (TV series)  Writer - 5 episodes1985  ''The Eleventh Hour'' (TV series)  Writer1988 ''The Bit Part''  Writer1988 ''The Comedy Company'' (TV series)  Writer1992 ''Bingles'' (TV series)  Writer1993 ''The Feds: Terror''  (TV movie)  Writer1993-94 ''The Newlyweds'' (TV series)  Roles-Writer- 34 episodes-Additional Writer - 1 episode-Creator - 1  episode2001 ''Wicked!'' (TV series)  Writer2002 ''The Vector File'' (TV movie)  Screenplay / Story2006 ''The Wedge'' (TV series)  Writer - 26 episodes2010 ''The Verge'' (TV series)  Writer2011 ''WAC! World Animal Championships'' (TV series)  Writer===Director=== Year Title Role1980 '' Alive and Kicking'' (documentary short)  Director1988 ''The Comedy Company'' (TV series)  Director2002 ''Bingles'' (TV series)  Director2002 ''The Comedy Company: So Excellent''  (TV movie documentary)  Director2010 ''The Verge'' (TV series)  Special Guest Director===Appearances=== Year Title Role1992 ''Cluedo'' (TV series)  Host (23 episodes)2005-10 ''20 to 1''  (TV series documentary)  Himself (5 episodes)2015-17 ''Stop Laughing... This is Serious'' (TV series documentary  Himself (4 episodes)===Production assistant=== Year Title Role1970 ''Nothing Like Experience''  Production Assistant
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