Tonight's edition follows novelist and politician Lord Archer from 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