Fawlty Towers
1975
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Douglas George Charles Argent (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was an English television producer and director. Born in Bexleyheath, Kent and raised in Ilford, Essex, Argent's parents ran an ironmongers shop.
Douglas Argent was born on 21 May 1921 in Bexleyheath, Kent, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Fawlty Towers (1975), That Beryl Marston...! (1981) and It Takes a Worried Man (1981). He was married to Elizabeth Benson. He died on 30 October 2010 in London, England, UK.
- Producer, Director, Actor
- May 21, 1921
- Douglas Argent
- October 30, 2010
An influential producer who began his career as an actor, Argent was best known for his work on a number of BBC sitcoms, producing and directing episodes of The Liver Birds (1972-76) and Steptoe and Son (1974), producing the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979) and Spike Milligan’s Q5 (1980).
Dec 8, 2010 · Giles Oakley writes: When Douglas Argent (obituary, 7 December) insisted that the success of Fawlty Towers "lay in the writing", he was indeed being modest
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Douglas Argent's films include Fawlty Towers, The Battle of the River Plate, Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part
Douglas Argent was a director and actor who was born in 1921 in United Kingdom and died in 2010 known for Steptoe and Son (TV Series), Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series), Full House (TV Series), Never the Twain (TV Series), Comedy Playhouse (TV Series), Hugh And I (TV Series), Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) and Blonde Bait
