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name: "Jeremy Paul"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeremy-paul"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "29 July 1939"
died: "3 May 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T20:36:12.453931+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jeremy Paul

Writer. Born 29 July 1939 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK. Died 3 May 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 July 1939, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK
- **Died:** 3 May 2011
- **Active:** 1970–1986
- **Also known as:** Джереми Пол, Jeremy Paul Roche
- **Works often with:** Alan Clews, Baz Taylor, Bill Bain, Bill Hays, Brian Parker, Charlotte Bingham

## Biography

Jeremy Paul (born Jeremy Paul Roche) was a British film and television screenwriter and playwright. Born on 29 July 1939 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, he was the son of actress Joan Haythorne. He worked as an assistant stage manager before studying English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and sold his first television play while a student. He left after one year on receiving a contract to write for ATV.

Paul wrote numerous episodes of *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971–75) and *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976–77). His other television credits include episodes of *Sherlock Holmes* (1984–94) for Granada Television, *Lovejoy*, *Tales of the Unexpected* and the *Play for Today* *The Flipside of Dominick Hide* (1980). He also wrote the screenplay for the film *Countess Dracula* (1971) and co-wrote the stage play *The Secret of Sherlock Holmes*. He died on 3 May 2011.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, independent.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Lovejoy* (1986), Writer
- *Play for Today* (1970), Writer

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Writer
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Screenplay, Adaptation
- *Countess Dracula* (1971), Screenplay
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), Writer, Screenplay

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