Guy Jenkin (born 27 April 1955) is a British film director and comedy writer who is best known for working together with Andy Hamilton on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998), Outnumbered (2007–2014), and Ballot Monkeys (2015).
[2] He wrote the 2002 satirical comedy Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, with Damian Lewis portraying Jeffrey Archer, and the 2003 drama film The Sleeping Dictionary, starring Jessica Alba.
In 2024, he and Hamilton created a stage show featuring original cast members of Drop the Dead Donkey which toured theatres in the UK.
[6] He also wrote and is directing a film about the Tudors called Fools.
[7] Jenkin is married to Bernadette Davis, the creator and writer of Some Girls.