Last of the Summer Wine
1973
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Alan James William Bell (14 November 1937 – 19 October 2023) was a British television producer and director. Early life [ edit ] Bell was born in Battersea, London , on 14 November 1937.
- Constance Carling
- 14 November 1937 (age 85), Battersea, London
- 1973–2014
Oct 31, 2023 · Alan JW Bell, who has died aged 85 after suffering from dementia, relished producing and directing the BBC’s whimsical sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 29 years. Taking over in 1982 for the ...
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Alan J.W. Bell. Alan James William Bell was a British television director/producer, best known for his 29-year long stint at the helm of BBC's popular sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (1973). Alan was the son of James Bell, a London Electricity Board cashier, and his wife Agnes, who worked as a dressmaker. After finishing high school, Alan worked ...
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- Director, Producer, Editor
- Battersea, London, England, UK
- October 19, 2023
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Nov 1, 2023 · Alan J. W. Bell. Comedy producer and director Alan J. W. Bell has died aged 85. An obituary in The Guardian reveals he passed away on 19th October after suffering from dementia. Bell is best known for producing and directing long-running BBC sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine across nearly 30 years. He took over the show for Series 6 in 1982, and ...
Alan JW Bell obituary. Producer and director of the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. The Times. Thursday December 07 2023, 5.00pm ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Career. Bell worked on many BBC series from the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, producing and directing 250 episodes from 1981 until the series ended in 2010, Ripping Yarns, and the television adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He was also assigned to re-edit and improve Ronnie Barker 's short 1982 film, By ...
