Jim Hitchmough

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James Hitchmough (21 September 1934 – 11 May 1997) was a TV comedy writer, teacher and academic. He was best known for the long-running television sitcom Watching, but also wrote for Coronation Street and Brookside; and a feature-length TV film The Bullion Boys.{{cite web | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/what-do-i-see-in-him-revisiting-watching/ | title=What do I see in him? Revisiting Watching - Comedy Rewind | website=British Comedy Guide | date=10 October 2021 }}