Paul Mayhew-Archer
| Paul Mayhew-Archer | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| Education | Eastbourne College |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Writer, television and radio producer, script editor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Organization | BBC |
| Known for | The Vicar of Dibley, My Hero, Old Harry's Game |
Paul Mayhew-Archer is a writer, producer and script editor for the BBC.
Life and career
Mayhew-Archer attended Eastbourne College and went on to study English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He spent his 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] Before becoming a script writer for the BBC,[1] Mayhew-Archer worked in radio as a producer of comedy programmes, 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,[2] as well as for the first series of Miranda.[3] 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.
Mayhew-Archer has also appeared as an actor in one episode of Drop Dead Monkey (1996). He resides in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
References
- ↑ "Paul Mayhew-Archer on Sitcoms". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ Paul Mayhew-Archer Interview, Best British TV.
- ↑ "Miranda: Production Details," British Comedy Guide.