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Paul Mayhew-Archer

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Paul Mayhew-Archer was born on 6 January 1953 in England, UK. He is a writer, known for The Vicar of Dibley (1994), My Hero (2000) and Space Precinct (1994). He has been married to Julie Mayhew-Archer since 1975. They have one child.
BornJanuary 6, 1953
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
    The Vicar of Dibley
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Hugh Dennis, James Dreyfus, Lou Hirsch, Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Lill Roughley, Philip Whitchurch, Tim Wylton, Finlay Stroud, and Madeleine Mortimer in My Hero (2000)
    My Hero
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Script and Continuity Department
    Space Precinct (1994)
    Space Precinct
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Robert Daws, Daniela Denby-Ashe, and Pauline Quirke in Office Gossip (2001)
    Office Gossip
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Script and Continuity Department

    • Dawn French, Mark Heap, Craig Roberts, and Mandip Gill in Can You Keep a Secret? (2026)
      Can You Keep a Secret?
      6.8
      TV Series
      • script consultant
      • 2026
    • Brendan O'Carroll in Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011)
      Mrs. Brown's Boys
      7.1
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2011–2014
    • Dan Tetsell, Katy Brand, Rufus Jones, and Lucy Montgomery in Mongrels (2010)
      Mongrels
      8.3
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2010–2011
    • Big Top (2009)
      Big Top
      3.3
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2009
    • Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland, Patricia Hodge, Sally Phillips, and Miranda Hart in Miranda (2009)
      Miranda
      8.2
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2009
    • Steve Meo, Sheridan Smith, Rob Rouse, O-T Fagbenle, and Fiona Wass in Grownups (2006)
      Grownups
      4.9
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2006–2009
    • Coming of Age (2007)
      Coming of Age
      5.2
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2007–2008
    • Natalie Casey, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little, Will Mellor, and Sheridan Smith in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001)
      Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
      7.1
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2001–2008
    • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
      To the Manor Born
      7.4
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2007
    • Hugh Dennis, James Dreyfus, Lou Hirsch, Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Lill Roughley, Philip Whitchurch, Tim Wylton, Finlay Stroud, and Madeleine Mortimer in My Hero (2000)
      My Hero
      6.6
      TV Series
      • script consultant
      • 2002–2006
    • Home Again
      5.0
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2006
    • My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003)
      My Dad's the Prime Minister
      6.9
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2003–2004
    • The Bunk Bed Boys
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • script editor (as Paul Mayhew Archer)
      • 2004
    • Eyes Down (2003)
      Eyes Down
      7.2
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2003
    • The Sitcom Story
      6.0
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2003

    Writer

    • Onwards and Sideways
      • writer
      • penned by
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
      The Vicar of Dibley
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 1994–2020
    • Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
      Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Brendan O'Carroll in Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011)
      Mrs. Brown's Boys
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2013–2014
    • Hugh Dennis, James Dreyfus, Lou Hirsch, Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Lill Roughley, Philip Whitchurch, Tim Wylton, Finlay Stroud, and Madeleine Mortimer in My Hero (2000)
      My Hero
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 2000–2006
    • The Last Laugh (2005)
      The Last Laugh
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Robert Daws, Daniela Denby-Ashe, and Pauline Quirke in Office Gossip (2001)
      Office Gossip
      6.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Gary Olsen and Gwen Taylor in Pilgrims Rest (1997)
      Pilgrims Rest
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1997
    • John Gordon Sinclair in Nelson's Column (1994)
      Nelson's Column
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994–1995
    • Space Precinct (1994)
      Space Precinct
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1994
    • An Actor's Life for Me (1991)
      An Actor's Life for Me
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1991

    Additional Crew

    • My Family (2000)
      My Family
      7.5
      TV Series
      • script associate: for the BBC
      • script associate: BBC
      • 2002–2004

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Casarotto Ramsey & Associates
    • Alternative name
      • Paul Mayhew Archer
    • Born
      • January 6, 1953
      • England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Julie Mayhew-Archer1975 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Simon Mayhew-Archer

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    • Trivia
      In 2011 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

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