Christopher Russell was a postman when he had his first radio play broadcast in 1975, having given up a job in the civil service to do shift work and have more daytime hours for writing. Since 1980, he has been a full-time television and radio script writer, and, more recently a children’s novelist.
He often writes with his wife Christine Russell – 'The Quest of the Warrior Sheep' was their first book written together, and they went on to write three more titles in the 'Warrior Sheep' series.