Paul Smith (writer)
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Paul Smith is a British television writer best known as creator of the Dawn French series Murder Most Horrid
(for which he also wrote), and as co-creator (with Terry Kyan
) of the Mel Smith
series Colin's Sandwich
.
His most notable comedy writing credits (most in collaboration with Terry Kyan), include sketches from/episodes of Not the Nine O'clock News
, Spitting Image
, Alas Smith and Jones
, Bonjour la Classe
(which he also co-created), The Brittas Empire
and 2point4 children
.
In recent years, he created and wrote the comedy-drama The Complete Guide to Parenting
starring Peter Davison
and Desperados, a children's drama about a wheelchair basketball team. In 2009 he was head writer on Roy
, a children's drama about a living cartoon boy trapped in the real world.
He recently released the much anticipated information that his favourite sandwich is cheese and pickle.
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid is a BBC dark comedy anthology series starring comedian Dawn French. It ran for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999....
(for which he also wrote), and as co-creator (with Terry Kyan
Terry Kyan
Terry Kyan is a British television writer best known for writing .These include sketches/episodes for such sketch shows as Not the Nine O'clock News, Spitting Image and Alas Smith and Jones, as well as the Dawn French black comedy Murder Most Horrid, and the sitcoms The Brittas...
) of the Mel Smith
Mel Smith
Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith is an English comedian, writer, film director, producer, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones.- Early life :Smith's father, Kenneth, was born...
series Colin's Sandwich
Colin's Sandwich
Colin's Sandwich was a late 1980s/early 1990s BBC2 sitcom starring Mel Smith as Colin Watkins, a British Rail clerk who aspired to be a horror writer. The show was written by Paul Smith and Terry Kyan and ran for two series of six episodes...
.
His most notable comedy writing credits (most in collaboration with Terry Kyan), include sketches from/episodes of Not the Nine O'clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982.Originally shown as a comedy "alternative" to the BBC Nine O'Clock News on BBC 1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy...
, Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
, Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. It was broadcast on the BBC from 1984 to 1998...
, Bonjour la Classe
Bonjour la Classe
Bonjour la Classe is a British television comedy series broadcast on BBC1 in 1993. Created and written by Paul Smith and Terry Kyan, the series centered on Laurence Didcott, a new French teacher at prestigious Mansion School. Didcott discovers a prevailing attitude at Mansion, among staff,...
(which he also co-created), The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre....
and 2point4 children
2point4 children
2point4 Children is a 1990s British sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porter family; an average family that is persistently faced with surreal situations and sheer bad luck....
.
In recent years, he created and wrote the comedy-drama The Complete Guide to Parenting
The Complete Guide to Parenting
The Complete Guide to Parenting is an ITV comedy drama, starring Peter Davison as George Huntley, Professor of Child Psychology at London University, best-selling author of Hey Mum & Dad, Get Your Act Together and LBC resident parenting guru. He finds his so-called parenting expertise put to the...
starring Peter Davison
Peter Davison
Peter Davison is a British actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small and the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1982 to 1984.-Early life:Davison was born Peter Moffett in Streatham,...
and Desperados, a children's drama about a wheelchair basketball team. In 2009 he was head writer on Roy
Roy (TV series)
Roy is an Irish TV Show, based in Dublin, which has been shown on TRTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia.. The show centres around the title character Roy O'Brien, the animated son of a real family, as he settles in to his new school...
, a children's drama about a living cartoon boy trapped in the real world.
Awards
- Murder Most Horrid won the 1994 British Comedy AwardBritish Comedy AwardsThe British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.-History:...
for Best TV Comedy Drama - Smith's screenplay adaptation of Alex Shearer's novel Bootleg helped win the serial Bootleg (2002) the 2003 BAFTA Children's Award for Best Drama.
He recently released the much anticipated information that his favourite sandwich is cheese and pickle.
External links
- Visit the Paul Smith Site