Born to a Jewish family, Gran lived in Finsbury Park Road (in
the area of the same name) as a child, and his father was the manager of a fabric shop in
Soho. He attended
William Ellis School, a grammar school for boys in
Highgate. He then rose to be the manager of the
Job Centre in
Tottenham, whilst writing scripts with
Laurence Marks which they submitted to the
BBC. The duo had begun writing together after they met at a discussion group for writers that was held within the
British Drama League. They were given the opportunity to write a radio show for
Frankie Howerd after a chance meeting with
Barry Took. Gran is also the co-author of
Prudence at Number 10, a satirical diary supposedly written by
Gordon Brown's
P.A. ==Writing credits==