Occupation TV Producer/Director Years active 1975–present | Name Gareth Gwenlan Role Television producer | |
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Born 26 April 1937 (age 87) ( 1937-04-26 ) Brecon, Wales, UK Movies To the Manor Born: Silver Wedding Anniversary Awards British Academy Television Award for Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme Nominations British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy Known for Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass, Rock & Chips Similar People John Sullivan, Angela Thorne, Peter Spence, Gerald Sim, Peter Bowles | ||
High Hopes
Gareth Gwenlan OBE (26 April 1937 – 8 May 2016) was a Welsh television producer and director, best known for his work on shows such as The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, To the Manor Born, Only Fools and Horses, and High Hopes. In 1983 he was appointed Head of Comedy for BBC Wales, a position he held until 1990.
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Gwenlan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.
Personal life
Gwenlan read English at King's College London. He was married three times and had two children.
He died on 8 May 2016 in Herefordshire, England, aged 79.
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