Nicholas Evans (born 26 July 1950) is an English journalist, screenwriter television and film producer and novelist. Evans was born at in
Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire, and educated at
Bromsgrove School but before studying at
Oxford University, he served in Africa with the charity
Voluntary Service Overseas. He then studied journalism and worked as a newspaper reporter and television screenwriter. He lives in
Devon. He has a son, Max Evans, who is head of geography at
Preston Manor High School, and a daughter, Lauren. He also has another son, Harry, from a relationship he had with Jane Hewland, the TV producer known for
Network 7 and
GamesMaster.