Derren Ronald Litten (born 21 December 1970) is an English comedy writer and actor best known as the creator and writer of the sitcom Benidorm. Litten also co-wrote The Catherine Tate Show, for which he both wrote and appeared as several different characters in the first two series and the 2005 Christmas Special. He has also acted in many comedy and drama series including Perfect World, French and Saunders, Spaced, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Pie in the Sky with Richard Griffiths. Litten's first sitcom was Benidorm, Derren studied acting at The Central School of Speech and Drama where he met Catherine TateIn 2020, following information that his recent comedy 'Scarborough' had been axed by the BBC, Litten embarked on a new career, purchasing a bar in Benidorm (the town in which he based his most successful comedy show). The bar opened in July 2020 and is named Mateo’s Bar after the character of the same name in Litten’s show Benidorm.Follow IG - @derrenlitte - https://www.instagram.com/derrenlitten/Twitter - @derrenlitten - https://twitter.com/DerrenLittenBeathia's Beats Bethia's Beats - Track of the Pod - NAMASTE / PapercutThisisNAMASTE:IG - @thisisnamaste - https://www.instagram.com/thisisnamaste/Facebook - @thisisnamaste -https://www.facebook.com/thisisnamaste/Twitter - @thisisnamaste - https://twitter.com/thisisnamastehttps://open.spotify.com/artist/4VYOfst5n6CAQy7cf9PV4d?si=IjlmvV8OS1Ob3_TBsihgvQBETHIATwitter@Bethiamusic - https://twitter.com/bethiamusic/IG - https://www.instagram.com/bethiamusic/Officialbethia - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/officialbethia/Bethia’s Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6AUQWic2E5IdlRPbEg0mYD?si=Q4YfM3HWQ3SxO5Rfe-IasQIf you would like to have you music on the podcast email - bethia@bestthingpodcast.co.ukFat Chicken -IG @Hellofatchicken - https://www.instagram.com/hellofatchicken/Twitter - https://twitter.com/hELLOfATcHICKENSend your Fat Chickens to adam@bestthingpodcast.co.ukRevan’s Review - Film Bag - I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)@tomdrewyouapicture - https://www.instagram.com/tomdrewyouapicture/@Revanjoicey - https://www.instagram.com/revanjoicey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.