Where is Nick Fisher? Cops issue appeal after BAFTA-winning TV writer goes missing with his dog
BEAMINISTER, ENGLAND: The Dorset police have issued an appeal to locate BAFTA-winning TV script writer Nick Fisher, who went missing with his dog on Tuesday, November 15.
The 63-year-old writer, best known for creating the CITV show 'The Giblet Boys', has not been seen or heard from since he left his Dorset home with his Springer Spaniel on November 15 at 4.30 pm. Fisher drove away in a silver Nissan Navara truck with the registration YE71 DFA. The officials say his sudden disappearance is out of character.
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The father of four, who appeared alongside TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his Channel 4 show 'Screaming Reels', was last seen in the west Dorset village of Hooke, near Beaminster, accompanied by his brown and white dog. In an appeal to the public, Dorset police urged witnesses who have seen him to come forward immediately. The scriptwriter is described as medium-built, white, and 5ft 9in tall with sandy-colored hair and noticeable tattoos on both hands.
Inspector David Parr of Dorset Police said, "Nick left the area unexpectedly and has not been in contact with family or friends, which is out of character. I would urge anyone who has seen Nick, or a man matching the description given, to please contact Dorset Police."
"Also, I am appealing to anyone who has seen the vehicle either traveling in the area or parked up locally to please come forward. Finally, if you see this appeal, Nick — please contact us or your family as we all just want to make sure you are safe and well," Parr added.
1/4 I never thought I would be using social media for this, but my very dearest friend Nick Fisher, who some of you will know from his journalism and telly work, has gone missing. pic.twitter.com/UWahu6HmIu
— Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (@HughFW) November 17, 2022
Fisher's close celebrity friend Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall also appealed for information and said he is concerned for his "dearest friend". "I never thought I would be using social media for this, but my very dearest friend Nick Fisher, who some of you will know from his journalism and telly work, has gone missing. He left his home in the village of Hooke near Bridport in his silver Nissan Navara YE71 DFA pickup on Tuesday afternoon, with his brown and white spaniel. The car was seen just half an hour later on a police camera near Dorchester," the 'River Cottage' celebrity chef posted on Twitter.
A former member of the writing team on 'EastEnders', 'Casualty', and 'Holby City', Fisher rose to fame with the 1990s Channel 4 show 'Screaming Reels'. The show featured him taking celebrities to fishing points around the great towns of Britain. Fisher then went on to write the children’s drama 'The Giblet Boys' about three brothers, Pud, Kevin, and Scurvy, and their adventures. The drama also helped him earn a BAFTA in 2006.
Fisher also appeared on 'River Cottage' when it first aired in 1999. In 2007, he co-authored the book 'The River Cottage Fish Book' based on the show.
Anyone with information or knowledge as to Nick’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or call 101, quoting incident number 15:644.