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Alan James William Bell (born 14 November 1937) is a British television producer and director. He was born in
Battersea, London
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History
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series since the early 1970s, most notably ''
Last of the Summer Wine
''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of '' Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes f ...
'', ''
Ripping Yarns
''Ripping Yarns'' is a British television adventure comedy anthology series. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. It was transmitted on BBC 2. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two ser ...
'' and the TV adaptation of ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it ...
''. 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''.
In 1999 Bell directed the TV film ''
Lost for Words''. The film was adapted from the autobiographical book of the same title by
Deric Longden. It was a sequel to Longden's earlier autobiographical film ''
Wide-Eyed and Legless
''Wide-Eyed and Legless'' (known in the US as ''The Wedding Gift'') is a 1993 made-for-TV British drama film, directed by Richard Loncraine starring Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas and Thora Hird.
It is based on the 1989 book ''Dian ...
'' (known as ''The Wedding Gift'' in the USA). It dealt with Deric's mother Annie (
Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a Briti ...
), her decline into
dementia
Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affe ...
and how Deric (
Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor.
After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical fil ...
) and his wife, partially-sighted novelist
Aileen Armitage (
Penny Downie
A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is th ...
) coped with this. For her performance, Hird won the 2000
BAFTA for Best Actress, the 1999
RTS Award for Best Actor - Female, as well as the 1999
National Television Award
The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV (TV network), ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the ...
for Most Popular Actress. The film also won a 1999
Peabody Award and the 1999
International Emmy
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sci ...
for Best Drama.
59th Annual Peabody Awards
May 2000.
Bell produced and directed 250 episodes of ''Last of the Summer Wine'' from 1981 until 2010 when the series ended.
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Living people
1937 births
BBC television producers
British television directors