His background is in comedy and he was a stand-up comedian and actor, having trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
[2][3] Ditta later continued collaborating with Catherine Tate on his debut feature film Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006),[4] the Gold television film Do Not Disturb (2016) and an episode of the BBC sitcom Queen of Oz (2023).
[5][6] His television writing credits include episodes of No Angels, Totally Frank, Mr. Sloane and Doc Martin.
[9] 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.
[10] He lives in South London with his partner, actress Georgina Rich, and their daughters, Nancy and Frankie.