Parkinson's: the Sitcom

After our festive break, the Movers & Shakers are back in the Notting Hill pub with glad tidings for the new year. Gillian and the Judge have been sunning themselves (in Antigua and Australia, respectively), Rory has been hitting the Vegas strip, Mark has been battling with Turkish Airlines, and Paul has finally completed shooting of his new film. But Paul isn't the only Mayhew-Archer bringing life with Parkinson's to the screen. His son, Simon Mayhew-Archer, is the creator of Can You Keep a Secret? a new sitcom (loosely) based on his old man. Simon joins the gang, along with actor Mark Heap, who plays almost-Paul on the small screen, to discuss the family dynamics behind one of the BBC's best new comedies.

Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.

Credit: Alistair Heap / Big Talk Studios

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Guest Biographies:

Simon Mayhew-Archer

Simon is a BAFTA award-winning Executive Producer, Producer, script editor and writer specialising in comedy on TV & Radio. He is the producer of the recently released BBC One Sitcom 'Can You Keep a Secret?' as well as 'This Country', also for the BBC, among others. Simon now runs his own production company Mayhay Studios. He is also the son of Movers and Shakers co-host, Paul Mayhew-Archer.

Mark Heap

Mark is a British actor and comedian best known for his work in Friday Night Dinner, Green Wing and Big Train, but more recently features in the BBC One Sitcom 'Can You Keep a Secret?' produced by Simon Mayhew-Archer.

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