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Alan J.W. Bell

Alan J.W. Bell

1937-11-14

Battersea, London, England, UK

DIRECTING

Biography

Alan James William Bell was a British television producer and director. He was born in Battersea, London. He has produced 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.

Best known for:

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Last of the Summer Wine

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ripping Yarns

The Beiderbecke Connection

BBC In Concert

There's A Lot Of It About

Wyatt's Watchdogs

Whinfrey's Last Case

Golden Gordon

Getting Sam Home

Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood

Lost for Words

Aladdin

Fallen Hero

Gaskin

The Hello Goodbye Man

The Best of Spike Milligan

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

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Filmography:

BBC In Concert (1971)
WORK AS:
Production Assistant
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
WORK AS:
Director
Ripping Yarns (1976)
WORK AS:
Director
Whinfrey's Last Case (1979)
WORK AS:
Director
Golden Gordon (1979)
WORK AS:
Director
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
5.9
WORK AS:
Director
Gaskin (1983)
WORK AS:
Director

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Getting Sam Home (1983)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988)
WORK AS:
Director, Creator
The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
WORK AS:
Director
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
WORK AS:
Director
Lost for Words (1999)
WORK AS:
Director
The Best of Spike Milligan (2004)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer

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