Paul Alexander (British writer)

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Paul Alexander is a British comedy writer. He has written or contributed to My Hero , Red Dwarf [1] , The 10%ers , My Spy Family , Babes in the Wood , Lovejoy , Horrid Henry , Bedsitcom , Goodnight Sweetheart , [2] The Green Green Grass , My Parents Are Aliens , 2point4 Children , [3] Neighbors from Hell , Summer in Transylvania and Emmerdale .

His screenplays include Staggered [4] and Seeing Double . [5]

For radio he cowrote four series of Kim Fuller's medieval sitcom The Castle , 2007–2012.

He wrote the book for the new stage musical The Smallest Show on Earth . [6]

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