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Robert Alexander Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a Scottish television director and producer. He worked on many sitcoms, including Dad's Army and Are You Being Served?, and won two British Academy Television Awards for Fawlty Towers and Absolutely Fabulous.
Bob Spiers was born on 27 September 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Spice World (1997), Fawlty Towers (1975) and Absolutely Fabulous (1992). He was married to Sophie Richardson and Anne Spiers. He died on 8 December 2008 in Widecombe, Devon, England, UK.
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Dec 18, 2008 · Bob Spiers, who has died of cancer aged 63, was one of Britain's foremost directors of television comedy. His credits are a roll-call of popular sitcoms from the 1970s onwards, from Dad's Army...
Dec 8, 2008 · Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director. He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart.
Dec 9, 2008 · Anthony Hayward. Bob Spiers was one of the very best comedy directors working in TV in the last 40 years, writes Jon Plowman. He had a brilliant eye for the look of a show and the construction...
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Dec 8, 2008 · Bob Spiers, who directed classic TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, has died at the age of 63 after a long illness. Spiers, born in Glasgow, began his career as an assistant floor manager before...
Bob Spiers. Director. 26 September 1945 to 8 December 2008. In a long career on British television, Spiers became most associated with high quality comedy, most notably the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). Other credits include Dad’s Army (1977), It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum (1976), The Goodies (1977-82) and Absolutely Fabulous (1992-95).
