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name: "Phil Mealey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/phil-mealey"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T07:43:56.956841+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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# Phil Mealey

Writer. Born in Stockport.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Mealey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7182178, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1375814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1227520

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Royle Family*](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) (85)

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## Biography

Phil Mealey is a British actor and writer from Stockport. He began in radio comedy sketches in the 1990s before moving into television.

With Craig Cash he co-wrote the BBC sitcom *Early Doors* (2003–2004), in which he also appeared as Duffy. The pair later co-wrote the comedy-drama *Sunshine* (2008), with Mealey playing Andy. He contributed to five episodes of *The Royle Family* (2006–2012), co-writing with Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and appeared as Soloman in the 2006 special *The Queen of Sheba*. That episode won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Situation Comedy in 2007.

Mealey has also worked as a producer on series including *The Café* (2011) and has taken acting roles in *Emmerdale* and *Coronation Street*.

*Sources: philmealey.com, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Early Doors - Live* (2021), Duffy, Writer
- *The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring* (2012), Writer
- *The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers* (2010), Writer
- *The Golden Egg Cup* (2009), Writer
- *The Royle Family: The New Sofa* (2008), Writer
- *Sunshine* (2008), series, Andy, Writer
- *Early Doors* (2003), series, Duffy, Writer
- *The Royle Family* (1998), series, Writer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Oliver Banham
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Clive

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