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James Gilbert (IV)

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After John Cleese submitted the initial script for Fawlty Towers, Gilbert felt that the script was "full of clichéd situations and stereotypical characters" and that the show would be "a disaster". See more trivia »

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Cecil James Gilbert
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Filmography

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2003 The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2 (video) (producer)
 
2002 The Best of the Two Ronnies (video) (co-producer)
 
1994-1995 Ain't Misbehavin (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– Episode #2.1 (1995) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.6 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1990 The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.5 (1990) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1990) (producer)
 
1989 French Fields (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– William the Conquered (1989) (producer)
 
1989 The Labours of Erica (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– In the Ruck (1989) (producer)
 
1984 Tripper's Day (TV series) (producer)
 
1973 Last of the Summer Wine (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts (1973) (producer)
– The 30's Car (1973) (producer)
– Compo's Suit (1973) (producer)
– Pâté and Chips (1973) (producer)
– Inventor of the Forty Foot Ferret (1973) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1973 7 of 1 (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
– I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973) (executive producer)
– One Man's Meat (1973) (executive producer)
– Another Fine Mess (1973) (executive producer)
– Spanner's Eleven (1973) (executive producer)
– My Old Man (1973) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1973 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– End of an Era (1973) (producer)
– Boys Night In (1973) (producer)
– Count Down (1973) (producer)
– The Old Magic (1973) (producer)
– Storm in a Tea Chest (1973) (producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1973 Open All Hours (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1973) (executive producer)
 
1961-1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Of Funerals and Fish (1973) (producer)
– Idle at Work (1972) (producer)
– The Valley Express (1969) (producer)
– Sealed with a Loving Kiss (1962) (producer)
– The Telephone Call (1962) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1972 Tales from the Lazy Acre (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– The Travelling Woman (1972) (producer)
– The Culchie (1972) (producer)
– The Last Great Pint Drinking Tournament (1972) (producer)
– The Bitter Pill (1972) (producer)
– Stone Cold Sober (1972) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1971 The Two Ronnies (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– Episode #1.8 (1971) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.7 (1971) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.6 (1971) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1971) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1971) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1971 Ronnie Corbett in Bed (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 Not Only... But Also (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Episode #3.7 (1970) (producer)
– Episode #3.6 (1970) (producer)
– Episode #3.5 (1970) (producer)
– Episode #3.4 (1970) (producer)
– Episode #3.3 (1970) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1969-1970 Me Mammy (TV series) (producer)
 
1969 Pickwick (TV movie) (producer)
 
1969 The Old Campaigner (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– French Farce (1969) (producer)
 
1966-1967 The Frost Report (TV series) (producer - 28 episodes)
– Special: Frost Over Christmas (1967) (producer)
– Showbusiness (1967) (producer)
– Youth (1967) (producer)
– Europe (1967) (producer)
– Crime (1967) (producer)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1966 The Illustrated Weekly Hudd (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Episode #1.7 (1966) (producer)
– Episode #1.6 (1966) (producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1966) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1966) (producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1966) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1965-1966 Barney Is My Darling (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Prodigal Son (1966) (producer)
– My Son! My Son! (1966) (producer)
– Weddings, Funerals and Christenings (1966) (producer)
– The Twenty Six Year Itch (1965) (producer)
– The 2000 Pounds a Year Man (1965) (producer)
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1965 The Walrus and the Carpenter (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Secret Life of Gascoigne Quilt (1965) (producer)
– The Quarrel (1965) (producer)
– Luther and the Golden Fleece (1965) (producer)
– Luther Flannery Revisited (1965) (producer)
– The Coffin They Carry You Off In (1965) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964-1965 The Beat Room (TV series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)
– Episode #1.29 (1965) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.28 (1965) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.27 (1965) (executive producer)
– Beat in the New! (1964) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.26 (1964) (executive producer)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1964 The Big Noise (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1964) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1964) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1964) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1964) (executive producer)
– The Ledge (1964) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964 Kiss Me Kate (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963 The Stanley Baxter Show (TV series) (producer)
 
1963 It's a Square World (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Montreux Entry Special (1963) (producer)
 
1962 Six More Faces of Jim (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Face of Fatherhood (1962) (producer)
 
1961 The Seven Faces of Jim (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– The Face of Enthusiasm (1961) (producer)
– The Face of Guilt (1961) (producer)
– The Face of Duty (1961) (producer)
– The Face of Dedication (1961) (producer)
– The Face of Power (1961) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1961 Moody in Storeland (TV series) (producer)
 
1960 On the Bright Side (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 14 June 1960 (1960) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
2003 The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2 (video)
 
2002 The Best of the Two Ronnies (video)
 
1973 Last of the Summer Wine (TV series)
– Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts (1973) (uncredited)
– The 30's Car (1973) (uncredited)
– Compo's Suit (1973) (uncredited)
– Pâté and Chips (1973) (uncredited)
– Inventor of the Forty Foot Ferret (1973) (uncredited)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1973 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (TV series)
– End of an Era (1973) (uncredited)
– Boys Night In (1973) (uncredited)
– Count Down (1973) (uncredited)
– The Old Magic (1973) (uncredited)
– Storm in a Tea Chest (1973) (uncredited)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1973 7 of 1 (TV series)
– Prisoner and Escort (1973) (uncredited)
 
1961-1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– Of Funerals and Fish (1973) (uncredited)
– The Valley Express (1969)
– The Telephone Call (1962)
– Lunch in the Park (1961)
– Clicquot et Fils (1961)
 
1972 Sunstruck
 
1971 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
 
1970 Not Only... But Also (TV series)
– Episode #3.7 (1970)
– Episode #3.6 (1970)
– Episode #3.5 (1970)
– Episode #3.4 (1970)
– Episode #3.3 (1970)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1962 Six More Faces of Jim (TV series)
– The Face of Fatherhood (1962)
 
1959 On the Bright Side (TV series)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1972 Sunstruck (writer: "Song of Summer Dippy-Diddle-I-Ay" / "Come With Me And Be My Love Bugailior Gwyneth Gwyn", "Ging Gang Goola")
 
1953 Möte med livet (music: "Spirit of Youth" - uncredited)
 
1951 Biffen och Bananen (music: "Spirit of Youth" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1972 Sunstruck (additional material)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2012-2013 The Many Faces of... (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Television Producer and Executive
– Stanley Baxter (2013) … Himself - Television Producer and Executive
– Ronnie Barker (2012) … Himself
 
2003-2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ripping Yarns (2008) … Himself
– The Two Ronnies (2005) … Himself
– Only Fools and Horses (2003) … Himself
 
2003 30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Story of 'Only Fools and Horses....' (TV documentary)
Himself - BBC Head of Comedy, 1981-1987
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1971) Julian More and his musical, "Good Time Johnny", was performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, Midlands, England with Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Eric Flynn, Colette Gleeson, Adrian Lawson and Malcolm Rennie in the cast. See more »
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Personal Quote:

You're going to have to get them out of the hotel, John; you can't do the whole thing in the hotel. (to John Cleese, regarding the first script for Fawlty Towers) See more »

Trivia:

After John Cleese submitted the initial script for Fawlty Towers, Gilbert felt that the script was "full of clichéd situations and stereotypical characters" and that the show would be "a disaster". See more »

Nickname:

Jimmy See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus