Plowman was educated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and at University College, Oxford, where was a member of the University College Players and made friends with others who went on to establish successful careers in comedy. One, Mel Smith, directed Plowman in a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. After Oxford, Plowman followed Smith to the Royal Court Theatre, where he met the director Lindsay Anderson. Plowman worked in
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
⭐ 7.5Wogan: Now You're Talking
⭐ 0imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
⭐ 7Bottom: Exposed
⭐ 5.5British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
⭐ 5.7Fry and Laurie Reunited
⭐ 6.8Absolution
⭐ 6.5Mama Jack
⭐ 5.7Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
⭐ 4The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
⭐ 0Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
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