Derren Litten

Derren Litten is an English comedy writer, actor and director whose sketch work includes The Catherine Tate Show. He co-wrote the programme and played supporting characters in its early series. In the archive he appears as Ray in Shitake Mushrooms and has a writing credit on Posh family reacts to northern nanny.

Litten trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he met Catherine Tate. He later created the sitcom Benidorm and wrote The Spa. His acting credits include French and Saunders, Spaced and Perfect World, linking his sketch work with a wider career in television comedy.