Alan J. W. Bell
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Alan J. W. Bell (born 14 November 1937[1]; Battersea, London)[2] 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,[3] Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[4] 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.
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- ^ BFI biodata
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=hc7Qj96rGkQW66BB89gcIg&scan=1. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Summer Wine to continue, says BBC". BBC News. 18 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7789606.stm. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Last of Summer Wine Happiest with the director's cut". Huddersfield Examiner. 24 October 2001. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/last-of-summer-wine/2001/10/24/happiest-with-the-director-s-cut-86081-11385326/. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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