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Alan James William Bell (14 November 1937 – 19 October 2023) was a British television producer and director. Early life. Bell was born in Battersea, London, on 14 November 1937. [1] [2] Career.
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.
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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
Nov 1, 2023 · 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.
Nov 9, 2023 · Alan JW Bell, who has died aged 85, relished producing and directing the BBC’s whimsical sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 29 years. Taking over in 1982 for the sixth series, nine years after the show’s launch, he made a showcase of the lush West Yorkshire countryside around Holmfirth, and introduced more slapstick and madcap ...
Alan J.W. Bell is a British television producer and director who has been active in the industry since the 1960s. He is best known for his work on the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, for which he was the producer from 1984 to 1986.
Alan J W Bell. Producer, Director. 14 November 1937 to 19 October 2023. A British producer and director, who was a three-time BAFTA nominee, twice for his work on Last of the Summer Wine (1981-2010) and once for Lost for Words (1999), the latter also winning him an Emmy.
