Ditta was born on 20 June 1968 in
Barnet, north
London,
UK, and was brought up in
Leicester and then
Ely in
the Fens, attending
King's Ely school. His father, Douglas, was an actor and his mother, Pamela, was a florist. His background is in comedy and he was a
stand-up comedian and actor, having trained at the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his television career by writing and acting in three series and two specials of
BBC Two's
The Catherine Tate Show, which has won many awards including three
British Comedy Awards and a
National Television Award and was nominated for six
BAFTAs and an
International Emmy. Ditta later continued collaborating with
Catherine Tate on his debut feature film
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006), the
Gold television film
Do Not Disturb (2016) and an episode of the BBC sitcom
Queen of Oz (2023)
. His television writing credits include episodes of
No Angels,
Totally Frank,
Mr. Sloane and
Doc Martin. He has also written several feature films including
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006),
Swimming with Men (2018) and
French Film (2009), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 2008 Monte Carlo Film Festival. In 2010, he co-wrote the
Royal Court play
The Laws of War about a rookie
Human Rights Watch officer, starring
Bill Nighy,
James Nesbitt,
David Harewood and
Penelope Wilton. == Personal life ==