Maurice Gran
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Maurice Bernard Gran is one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. He co-wrote popular sitcoms
The New Statesman
, Birds of a Feather
and Goodnight Sweetheart
with Laurence Marks. He is also the co-author of Prudence at Number 10
, a fictional diary supposedly written by Gordon Brown
's P.A.
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
The New Statesman is an award-winning British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time...
, Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather was a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1989 until 1998. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.The first episode sees sisters...
and Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart is a sitcom that ran for six series on BBC1 from 1993 to 1999. It stars Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller who leads a double life after discovering a time portal allowing him to travel between the London of the 1990s and the same area during the...
with Laurence Marks. He is also the co-author of Prudence at Number 10
Prudence at Number 10
Prudence at Number 10 is a fictional diary purporting to be the private thoughts of Prudence Harbinger, the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Director of Media Liaison, but actually written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran , the authors of the column's predecessor Alan B'Stard's Diary.In the...
, a fictional diary supposedly written by Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
's P.A.
Personal assistant
A personal assistant or personal aide is someone who assists in daily business or personal tasks. It is common in design to have a PDA, or personal design assistant....