Alan J. W. Bell
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Alan J. W. Bell is a British
television producer
and director
. He has produced and/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
. 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
.
United Kingdom
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television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
. He has produced and/or directed many BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast on BBC One. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and...
, Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series, shown on BBC 2 from 1976 to 1979. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame...
and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on BBC Two...
. He was also assigned to re-edit and improve Ronnie Barker's short 1982 film, By the Sea
By the Sea
By the Sea , is a 1982 BBC film starring The Two Ronnies, and written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonyms "Dave Huggett and Larry Keith".-Introduction:...
. Other comedy shows include There's a Lot of it About, The Hello Goodbye Man, The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant is a 1934 drama film made in the UK, starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, and Jane Baxter, directed by Maurice Elvey, and based on the novel of the same name by Ernst Lothar.-Plot:...
, Wyatt's Watchdogs
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Wyatt's Watchdogs was a 30 minute BBC1 situation comedy that starred Brian Wilde and Trevor Bannister. Created and written by Miles Tredinnick, the six episode series was transmitted in the autumn of 1988...
, Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy and Split Ends
Split Ends (UK TV series)
Split Ends is a British Sitcom which ran for one series on ITV in 1989. It was written by Len Richmond and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.Cath is a beautiful woman in her thirties, who runs a hairdresser's shop. Each episode sees Cath trying to decide if she wants to be with Clint or David...
.