Laurence Marks

Laurence Marks (born 8 December 1948 in Islington, London, England) is a British sitcom writer and one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. Prior to becoming a sitcom writer he was a reporter for a local weekly paper, the Tottenham Weekly Herald and, according to information he provided to Who's Who, he was also briefly a freelance writer for The Sunday Times in the late 1970s.. Following a chance encounter with comedy writer Barry Took, he and chil... more

Laurence Marks (born 8 December 1948 in Islington, London, England) is a British sitcom writer and one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. Prior to becoming a sitcom writer he was a reporter for a local weekly paper, the Tottenham Weekly Herald and, according to information he provided to Who's Who, he was also briefly a freelance writer for The Sunday Times in the late 1970s.. Following a chance encounter with comedy writer Barry Took, he and childhood friend Maurice Gran got an opportunity to write a radio show for comedian Frankie Howerd, which led to their becoming full time comedy writers. Marks subsequently wrote with Gran the TV comedy-drama Shine on Harvey Moon (1982-85, 1995) and the popular sitcoms, The New Statesman (1987-92), Birds of a Feather (1989-98) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993-99). They are also the authors of Prudence at Number 10, a fictional diary written as though by a P.A. of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Marks is an Arsenal fan and wrote the book "A Fan For... less