Guy Jenkin (born 27 April 1955) is a British film director and comedy writer who is best known for working together with Andy Hamilton on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998), Outnumbered (2007–2014), and Ballot Monkeys (2015).
Guy Jenkin | |
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| Born | 27 April 1955[1] London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Cambridge |
| Spouse | Bernadette Davis |
| Children | Jack J, Louis Jenkin, Lara Jenkin |
Early life
editHe attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
Career
editHe wrote the 2002 satirical comedy Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, with Damian Lewis portraying Jeffrey Archer, and the 2003 drama film The Sleeping Dictionary, starring Jessica Alba.[3][4]
Jenkin also contributed to the popular 2006–2007 BBC series Life on Mars, writing the sixth episode of the second series about heroin in 1973 and the Asian community.[5] The episode explores racism at the time.
In 2024, he and Hamilton created a stage show featuring original cast members of Drop the Dead Donkey which toured theatres in the UK.[6] He also wrote and is directing a film about the Tudors called Fools.[7]
Personal life
editJenkin is married to Bernadette Davis, the creator and writer of Some Girls.[8] He lives in Balham in south London.
References
edit- ^ Companies House
- ^ "Cambridge's historic film and TV scene". Varsity Online. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey Archer - the Truth". The Guardian. 2 December 2002. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Charles (4 April 2000). "Alba finds meaning in NL 'Dictionary'". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Life On Mars: Creative team". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (5 February 2024). "'1990s excesses now look mild': inside the improbable return of Drop the Dead Donkey". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (9 February 2024). "Karen Gillan is Mary Tudor in Fools from Outnumbered's Guy Jenkin". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC Three - Some Girls, Series 1 - Interview with Bernadette Davis". BBC. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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