Jeffrey Archer-the Self-Made Man Tonight's edition follows novelist and politician Lord Archerfrom his childhood home of Weston-super-Mare, via a Tory Party conference in Blackpool, to the USA as he completes his latest book and launches his bid to become the first elected Mayor of London. The film profiles a colourful life that has seen considerable controversy, and also evaluates Archer's writing technique. With contributions from Lord Archer's wife Mary, his mother Lola, John Major , biographer Michael Crick and fellow author Fay Weldon. Producer James Erskine
Series editor Gillian Greenwood