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He is arguably best known in Britain for his work in television comedy and satire, including:
- Boom Boom...Out Go The Lights (1980)
- Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
- The Young Ones (12 episodes) (1982–84)
- Roll Over Beethoven (1983–84)
- Yellowbeard (1983)
- The Comic Strip Presents… (25 episodes) (1983–2005)
- King & Castle (1986–88)
- Filthy Rich & Catflap (6 episodes) (1987)
- Blackeyes by Dennis Potter (1989)
- Frankenstein's Baby (1990)
- Nicholas Craig — The Naked Actor (1990)
- Nicholas Craig's Interview Masterclass (1990)
- Nicholas Craig's Masterpiece Theatre (1992)
- The Nicholas Craig Masterclass (1992)
- Carry On Columbus (1992)
- The Magic Roundabout (English adaptation and narrator on previously unseen episodes)
- Bonjour la Classe (1993)
- Sherlock Holmes (1993)
- Let's Get Divorced (1994)
- Wake Up! With Libby And Jonathan (1994)
- Blackadder the Third
- French & Saunders
- Jonathan Creek
- The Grimleys (1997–2001)
- Wicked (2006–08)
- Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006)
- Flood (2007)
- Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
- Hairspray (2009)
- M.I.High (2009)
He has published several books including the novels The Right Man (2000) (ISBN 0-09-927227-X) and Faking It (2003) (ISBN 0-09-940986-0). Nigel also wrote A Good Enough Dad (1992) (ISBN 0-09-929661-6) after his first son was born, talking about coping with becoming a father.
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