The Burton Mail Interviews Adrian Poynton - March 2011
The Burton Mail recently interviewed Adrian Poynton (the writer of White Van Man) about the show and his ambition to write for Doctor Who.
In the interview, posted on 15th March 2011, Adrian spoke to Rob Smyth:
Adrian Poynton spoke to the Mail just days before his sitcom ‘White Van Man’ hits the screen on niche digital channel BBC3 next week.
The 32-year-old said: “I never normally get worried about things like this but as the day approaches I am getting nervous.
“I began my love affair with comedy while I was at college in Leeds — I tried stand-up comedy but died on my feet.
“But I was bitten by the bug and eventually started getting paid, and at the same time was writing and writing all the ideas that kept coming into my head.
“After finishing college, I moved to London and I eventually won an award for a short film I made and started writing for children’s television.
“I just kept writing and writing and trying and trying and then I finally got this sitcom green light.” The six-part series follows Will Mellor — who Adrian became friendly with while working as warm-up comedian on the actor’s previous hit BBC3 show Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps — as an aspiring chef who reluctantly takes over his father’s painting and decorating business after the older man suffers a heart attack.