Years active 1987–present Role Writer | Name Paul Mayhew-Archer Organization BBC | |
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Born 6 January 1953 (age 71) ( 1953-01-06 ) Alma mater St Catharine's College, Cambridge Occupation Writer, television and radio producer, script editor Movies and TV shows The Vicar of Dibley, Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie, Office Gossip Books The Vicar of Dibley: The Complete Companion to Dibley Known for The Vicar of Dibley, My Hero, Office Gossip, Old Harry's Game, Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Similar People Richard Curtis, Dearbhla Walsh, Emma Chambers, Dawn French, Gary Waldhorn | ||
Education University of Cambridge Residence Abingdon, United Kingdom | ||
Paul Mayhew-Archer (born 6 January 1953) is a British writer, producer and script editor for the BBC.
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Career
Before becoming a script writer for the BBC, 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, as well as for the first series of Miranda. 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.
Personal life
Mayhew-Archer was born on 6 January 1953; he 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. He lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire with his wife Julie. In 2011, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.