Full Name Alan J. W. Bell Role Television producer Name Alan W. | Years active 1979–2010 Occupation ProducerDirector | |
Born 14 November 1937 (age 87) ( 1937-11-14 ) Battersea, London Notable work Last of the Summer WineRipping Yarns Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme, International Emmy Award for Drama Nominations British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama Similar People Peter Sallis, Roy Clarke, Brian Wilde, Thora Hird, Frank Thornton | ||
Last of the Summer Wine - From the Director's Chair by Alan J W Bell
Alan J. W. Bell (born 14 November 1937) is a British television producer and director. He has produced and/or directed many BBC series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He was also assigned to re-edit and improve Ronnie Barker's short 1982 film, By the Sea. Other comedy shows include There's a Lot of it About, The Hello Goodbye Man, The Clairvoyant, Wyatt's Watchdogs, Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy and Split Ends.
He was born in Battersea, London.
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