Born to a jewish family, Marks attended Holloway Comprehensive School (formerly Holloway County Grammar School until 1955).[1][2][3] 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 staff writer for The Sunday Times in the mid- to late 1970s.[4] He also worked as writer/researcher for Thames Television's current affairs programme, This Week. 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.[1]
Marks is an Arsenal fan and wrote the book A Fan for All Seasons (1999), a diary of his life as a writer and an Arsenal supporter. He is a member of the Labour Party.[6]
His father, Bernard Marks, was one of 43 people who died in the Moorgate tube crash of 1975, the deadliest accident on the London Underground. In 2006 Marks made a documentary for Channel 4 about his father and the crash. At the time of the crash, Marks was a freelance writer and in the documentary he stated that he had spent a year investigating the crash for freelance reports that appeared in The Sunday Times. Rejecting the verdict of accidental death by the coroner's jury, Marks advocated his theory that the driver of the train had committed suicide by crashing the train.[7][8]
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Not to be confused with Laurence Marks American writer or Laurence Marks British journalist Laurence Marks born 8 December 1948 is a British screenwriter and one half of writing duo Marks and Gran with Maurice Gran Laurence MarksBorn 1948 12 08 8 December 1948 age 74 London EnglandOccupationScriptwriterPeriod1979 presentGenreTelevisionNotable worksHolding the Fort 1980 82 Shine on Harvey Moon 1982 85 1995 Roll Over Beethoven 1985 The New Statesman 1987 92 Birds of a Feather 1989 98 2014 2020 Love Hurts 1992 94 Get Back 1992 93 Goodnight Sweetheart 1993 99 2016 Unfinished Business 1998 99 Believe Nothing 2002 Mumbai Calling 2007 Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing credits 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn to a jewish family Marks attended Holloway Comprehensive School formerly Holloway County Grammar School until 1955 1 2 3 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 staff writer for The Sunday Times in the mid to late 1970s 4 He also worked as writer researcher for Thames Television s current affairs programme This Week 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 1 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 2014 2020 and Goodnight Sweetheart 1993 99 2016 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 Their theatre works include Dreamboats and Petticoats Von Ribbentrop s Watch Love Me Do Playing God Save the Last Dance for Me and Dreamboats and Miniskirts 5 Marks is an Arsenal fan and wrote the book A Fan for All Seasons 1999 a diary of his life as a writer and an Arsenal supporter He is a member of the Labour Party 6 His father Bernard Marks was one of 43 people who died in the Moorgate tube crash of 1975 the deadliest accident on the London Underground In 2006 Marks made a documentary for Channel 4 about his father and the crash At the time of the crash Marks was a freelance writer and in the documentary he stated that he had spent a year investigating the crash for freelance reports that appeared in The Sunday Times Rejecting the verdict of accidental death by the coroner s jury Marks advocated his theory that the driver of the train had committed suicide by crashing the train 7 8 Writing credits editProduction Notes BroadcasterThe Marti Caine Show 5 episodes 1980 BBC2Roots 6 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1981 ITVHolding the Fort 20 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1980 1982 ITVShine on Harvey Moon 25 episodes 1982 1984 1985 1995 ITVRoll Over Beethoven 12 episodes 1985 ITVRelative Strangers 3 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1985 1987 Channel 4The Bretts 3 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1987 ITVAlan B Stard Closes Down the BBC Comic Relief special co written with Maurice Gran 1988 BBC1Young Gifted and Broke 7 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1989 ITVSnakes and Ladders 7 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1989 Channel 4Birds of a Feather 102 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1989 1994 1996 1998 BBC1Bullseye Feature film co written with Leslie Bricusse Maurice Gran Nick Mead and Michael Winner 1990 N ASo You Think You ve Got Troubles 6 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1991 BBC1Screen One Wall of Silence co written with Maurice Gran 1993 BBC1Get Back 10 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1992 1993 BBC1Love Hurts 30 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1992 1994 BBC1The New Statesman 29 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1987 1992 ITVBBC1A B Stard Exposed Television film co written with Maurice Gran 1994 BBC1Goodnight Sweetheart 59 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1993 1999 2016 BBC1Mosley 4 episodes co written with Maurice Gran and Nicholas Mosley 1998 Channel 4Unfinished Business 12 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1998 1999 BBC OneStarting Out 8 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 1999 BBC OneBelieve Nothing 6 episodes co written with Maurice Gran 2002 ITVThe Last Laugh Pilot co written with Maurice Gran 2005 BBC ThreeMumbai Calling Pilot co written with Maurice Gran and Sanjeev Bhaskar 2007 ITVBirds of a Feather 8 episodes 2014 2020 Gimme Shelter co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Hot Stuff co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Tattoo You co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Back to Zero co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Text Santa Special co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Birds on a Plane co written with Maurice Gran 2014 Guess Who s Coming to Essex co written with Maurice Gran 2015 The Chief The Cook His Mum and Her Lodger co written with Maurice Gran 2015 ITVAwards and nominations editYear Award Work Category Result Reference1990 British Academy Television Awards The New Statesman Best Comedy Series with Tony Charles Geoffrey Sax and Maurice Gran Nominated1991 British Academy Television Awards Best Comedy Series with Tony Charles Geoffrey Sax and Maurice Gran WonReferences edit a b Gruner Peter 10 May 2007 Writers give the little Hitler a Freudian trip Camden New Journal Retrieved 9 November 2019 Authors The Old Camdenians Club Retrieved 9 November 2019 https spitalfieldslife com 2019 06 24 laurence marks maurice gran writers Laurence Marks amp Maurice Gran Writers Who s Who 2008 A amp C Black ISBN 0 7136 8555 7 Theatre Credits marksandgran com Retrieved 9 November 2019 Haynes Gavin 6 May 2017 Alan B Stard When Rik Mayall died we thought the idea died with him The Guardian Retrieved 6 May 2017 Me My Dad and Moorgate 2006 programme details BFI Retrieved 10 February 2009 Smith Rupert 5 June 2006 The weekend s TV The Guardian External links editOfficial website Laurence Marks at IMDb Laurence Marks at the BFI s Screenonline Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurence Marks British writer amp oldid 1180112251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
