Having spent most of the 90’s as a BBC director, producer, script editor and writer, Alan de Pellette was instrumental in developing 3 of the most successful programmes from his native Scotland - Off The Ball, Chewin’ The Fat & Still Game . Between 2000 and 2004, he ran Square Go Productions, which produced a prolific slate of edgy television and radio programmes, as well as several short films.

Alan spent his teens and early 20’s playing in bands and writing for the music press, before joining the BBC in 1991. His early production career saw two of the most important developments for broadcasting in Scotland. Earshot, a music magazine show Alan produced for BBC Radio 5, featured sessions by every significant Scottish band of the time, including Teenage Fanclub, The Pastels and Trash Can Sinatras. It also secured exclusive interviews with luminaries of popular culture, including Iggy Pop, Quentin Tarantino and Billy MacKenzie. This show gained respect in London for Scottish music and, in collaboration with music radio guru Stewart Cruickshank, paved the way for Radio 1’s Session In Scotland.

Off The Ball, which Alan created and produced for 40 episodes, had an even more dramatic impact on the broadcasting schedules, creating a new tone for comedy and entertainment, while instigating the careers of a new generation of comic personalities.

Alan’s other notable BBC credits include The Mahaffys, starring Pauline McLynn; The Game’s Up, starring Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona; King Of The Road, starring Bradley Walsh, Phil Cornwell and Steve Frost; The Missing Finger, starring Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, which led to Chewin’ The Fat and a shake-up of the television schedules north of the border.

Alan is 39 and is an active member of BAFTA and PACT. He also contributes articles on filmmaking for Scottish Screen’s monthly magazine, Roughcuts.