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Maurice Gran

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Biography
Writing credits
Awards and nominations
References
External links

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}{{Infobox writer
| name = Maurice Gran
| image =
| birth_name = Maurice Bernard Gran
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Scriptwriter
| nationality = British
| period = 1979–present
| genre = Television
| notableworks = Holding the Fort (1980–82)
Roots (1981)
Shine on Harvey Moon (1982–85, 1995)
Relative Strangers (1985–87)
Roll Over Beethoven (1985)
The New Statesman (1987–92)
Birds of a Feather (1989–98, 2014–)
Snakes and Ladders (1989)
So You Think You've Got Troubles (1991)
Love Hurts (1992–94)
Get Back (1992–93)
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–99, 2016)
Unfinished Business (1998–99)
Believe Nothing (2002)
Mumbai Calling (2007)
| spouse =
| partner =
}}Maurice Bernard Gran (born 26 October 1949, London, England) is one half of scriptwriting duo Marks & Gran. He co-wrote popular sitcoms The New Statesman, Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart with Laurence Marks. Their theatre works include Dreamboats and Petticoats, Save The Last Dance For Me and Dreamboats and Miniskirts.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Gran lived in Finsbury Park Road as a child and his father was the manager of a fabric shop in Soho. He attended William Ellis School, a grammar school for boys in Highgate. He then rose to be the manager of the Job Centre in Tottenham,

whilst writing scripts with Laurence Marks which they submitted to the BBC. The duo had begun writing together after they met at a discussion group for writers that was held within the British Drama League.^[3] They were given the opportunity to write a radio show for Frankie Howerd after a chance meeting with Barry Took.^[4] Gran is also the co-author of Prudence at Number 10, a fictional diary supposedly written by Gordon Brown's P.A.

Writing credits

Production	Notes	Broadcaster
The Marti Caine Show 5 episodes (1980)	BBC2
Roots 6 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1981)	ITV
Holding the Fort 20 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1980–1982)	ITV
Shine on Harvey Moon 25 episodes (1982, 1984–1985, 1995)	ITV
Roll Over Beethoven 12 episodes (1985)	ITV
Relative Strangers 3 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1985–1987)	Channel 4
The Bretts 3 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1987)	ITV
Alan B'Stard Closes Down the BBC Comic Relief special (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1988)	BBC1
Young, Gifted and Broke 7 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1989)	ITV
Snakes and Ladders 7 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1989)	Channel 4
Birds of a Feather 102 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1989–1994, 1996–1998)	BBC1
Bullseye! Feature film (co-written with Leslie Bricusse, Laurence Marks, Nick Mead and Michael Winner, 1990)	N/A
So You Think You've Got Troubles 6 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1991)	BBC1
Screen One "Wall of Silence" (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1993)	BBC1
Get Back 10 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1992–1993)	BBC1
Love Hurts 30 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1992–1994)	BBC1
The New Statesman 29 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1987–1992)	ITV BBC1
A. B'Stard Exposed Television film (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1994)	BBC1
Goodnight Sweetheart 59 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1995–1999, 2016)	BBC1
Mosley 4 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks and Nicholas Mosley, 1998)	Channel 4
Unfinished Business 12 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1998–1999)	BBC One
Starting Out 8 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 1999)	BBC One
Believe Nothing 6 episodes (co-written with Laurence Marks, 2002)	ITV
The Last Laugh "Pilot" (co-written with Laurence Marks, 2005)	BBC Three
Mumbai Calling "Pilot" (co-written with Laurence Marks and Sanjeev Bhaskar, 2007)	ITV

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Reference
1990	British Academy Television Awards	The New Statesman	Best Comedy Series (with Tony Charles, Geoffrey Sax and Laurence Marks)	{{nom}}
1991	British Academy Television Awards	The New Statesman	Best Comedy Series (with Tony Charles, Geoffrey Sax and Laurence Marks)	{{won}}

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.marksandgran.com/credits/theatre.asp|title=Theatre Credits of Marks & Gran|last=www.netbop.co.uk|first=NetBop Technologies,|website=www.marksandgran.com|access-date=2016-09-21}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.kenwright.com/index.php?id=1401|title=Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield in association with Universal Music present Dreamboats and Miniskirts|website=www.kenwright.com|access-date=2016-09-21}}
3. ^Marks & Gran at screenonline. Retrieved 30 January 2015
4. ^Marks and Gran at Camden New Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2015

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0334593|name=Maurice Gran}}
Official Marks & Gran website: https://www.marksandgran.com

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