It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

He also starred as property dealer Tom Craig in ITV drama Muck and Brass and guest starred on The Goodies episode Animals. Smith was born and brought up in Chiswick over the fish and chip shop. Paramount Pictures considered this film the outstanding comedy of the year but when the producers left Paramount for another studio Paramount withdrew its support for the film.

Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith (born 3 December 1952) is an English comedian writer film director producer and actor.