The screenplay was written by Jim Piddock. Family Tree is a documentary-style television comedy created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock. The series is written by Guest and Piddock and directed by Guest. The show won Piddock the Bay Area Critics' Best Actor Award. Operation Piddock was the name for the Australian part of the operation. Guest, Piddock, Karen Murphy, Deborah Oppenheimer, and Mario Stylianides serve as the show's executive producers. Piddock sold his first screenplay in 1990 for a mid-six figure sum. Piddock is often seen attending Crystal Palace games when he is in England. "Dream Street", "Elsie Piddock" and "The Happy Prince". Piddock is currently engaged to actress Ann Cusack, who he has been with since 2011.