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Nationality
  
British

Role
  
Television scriptwriter

Name
  
Bob Block


Years active
  
1950–1986

Occupation
  
Comedy scriptwriter

Movies
  
The Lyons in Paris

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Born
  
July 20, 1921

Died
  
April 17, 2011, United Kingdom

Spouse
  
Madeline Gamblin (m. 1941–2011)

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Bob Block (20 July 1921 – 17 April 2011) was a British radio and television comedy scriptwriter.

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Career

His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic sitcom Life with the Lyons for Ben Lyon, as well as working with Arthur Askey and Frankie Howerd.

Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including Pardon My Genie (1972–73), Robert's Robots (1974–75), Galloping Galaxies (1985) and the BBC's long-running Rentaghost (1976–84).

Radio

  • Variety Bandbox (1940s–1950s)
  • Radio Rinso (1950)
  • The Starlight Hour (1950)
  • Life with the Lyons (1951–1961)
  • Festival of Britain (1951)
  • Arthur's Inn (1952)
  • Discord in Three Flats (1962)
  • Television

  • Our House (1960)
  • That's My Boy (1963)
  • Crackerjack (1964–1973)
  • Hey Presto it’s Rolf (1966)
  • Broaden Your Mind (1968–1969)
  • Ken Dodd and the Diddymen (1969–1970)
  • The Dave King Show (1969–1970)
  • Dave Allen At Large (1970–1979)
  • Pardon My Genie (1972–1973)
  • Roberts Robots (1973–1974)
  • Truscott's Luck
  • Rentaghost (1975–1984)
  • Grandad (1979–1984)
  • Galloping Galaxies! (1985–1986)
  • Music hall

  • Kindly Leave the Stage (1968)
  • References

    Bob Block Wikipedia


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