Introduction
Susan Nickson is an English screenwriter, television producer, and script editor. She is the creator and writer of BBC sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011) and Grownups (2006–2009).
Early life
Nickson was born and raised in Runcorn, Cheshire, where she attended The Grange School.
Career
Nickson won the Lloyds Bank Film Challenge at the age of 14 with a ten-minute short film called Buddha's Legs. She then wrote a half-hour comedy for Channel 4 called Life's A Bitch. Her most famous series, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, was created while she was in secondary school and ran for ten years. In April 2010, it was announced that Nickson would leave the series to focus on a number of new projects in both England and the United States. In addition to writing and creating her own shows, she has also worked as a producer and script editor.