Paul Mayhew-Archer
Paul Mayhew-Archer | |
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| Born | 6 January 1953 |
| Education | Eastbourne College |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, television and radio producer, script editor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Organization | BBC |
| Known for | The Vicar of Dibley My Hero Office Gossip Old Harry's Game Roald Dahl's Esio Trot |
Paul Mayhew-Archer (born 6 January 1953[1]) is a British writer, producer and script editor for the BBC.
Career
Before becoming a script writer for the BBC,[2] Mayhew-Archer worked in radio as a producer of comedy programmes including I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and before that as an English teacher.
His most notable works are The Vicar of Dibley (main co-writer with Richard Curtis, the series' creator) and My Hero (main co-writer with creator Paul Mendelson), although he has also script-edited Old Harry's Game (which he also produces), Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Grownups, Home Again, Coming of Age and Big Top,[3] as well as for the first series of Miranda.[4] Episodes of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps contain scenes set in fictional pubs called The Mayhew (first series only) and The Archer, both named after him. He co-wrote Roald Dahl's Esio Trot for BBC One. For radio he also wrote An Actor's Life for Me a short-lived comedy series starring John Gordon Sinclair, playing the part of a struggling young actor.
In addition, Mayhew-Archer appeared on screen in an episode of Drop the Dead Donkey (1996) and as a Life Insurance Officer in the first episode of the second series of Mrs. Brown's Boys.
Mayhew-Archer performed stand-up comedy at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[5]
Personal life
Mayhew-Archer was born on 6 January 1953;[1] he attended Eastbourne College and went on to study English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He spent his spare time at school writing plays. While at Cambridge, he was a scriptwriter and performer with Andy Hamilton in the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society.[citation needed] He lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire with his wife Julie. In 2011, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
References
- ^ a b Find The Company: Paul Mayhew Archer Archived 2 January 2015 at archive.today Linked 2015-01-02
- ^ "Paul Mayhew-Archer on Sitcoms". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Paul Mayhew-Archer Interview, Best British TV.
- ^ "Miranda: Production Details," British Comedy Guide.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/20/paul-mayhew-archer-incurable-optimist-edinburgh-festival-fringe-parkinsons-disease-mrs-browns-boys
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- 21st-century English male actors
- 21st-century English writers
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- BBC radio producers
- BBC television producers
- English comedy writers
- English male television actors
- English television writers
- Living people
- People educated at Eastbourne College
- People from Abingdon-on-Thames
- 1953 births
- English male writers
- Male screenwriters
- Male television writers