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Date of Birth:

27 September 1945, Glasgow, Scotland, UK more

Date of Death:

8 December 2008, Widecombe, Devon, England, UK more

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Trivia:

In the 1980s, he left the BBC and became a freelance director and producer. more

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Down 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations more

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(3 articles)

Fawlty Towers Remastered Complete Collection DVD Review
(From Collider.com. 8 November 2009, 10:27 AM, PST)
[TV] Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection - Remastered
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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	A Tribute to the Likely Lads (2002) (TV)		2002	-	5.5 (30)

2.	Kevin of the North (2001)		2001	-	4.4 (825)
	AKAs: Chilly Dogs (USA: video title) L'aventurier du grand nord (Canada: French title)
3.	"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992)	(23 episodes, 1992-2001)	2001	-	8.6 (2,805)
	AKAs: Ab Fab (Australia: short title) 23 TV episodes: Donkey (2001) Paris (2001) Parallox (2001) The Last Shout: Part 2 (1996) The Last Shout: Part 1 (1996) 18 episodes not shown.
4.	"Days Like These" (1999)	(11 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	3.4 (23)
	11 TV episodes: Equal Rites (1999) The Pill (1999) Stolen Car (1999) Grandma's Dead (1999) I Hate Sundays (1999) 6 episodes not shown.
5.	"Privates" (1999)	(1 episode)	1999	-	-
	1 TV episode: Pilot (????)
6.	Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998) (V)		1998	-	9.0 (96)

7.	Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! (1998) (V)		1998	-	9.0 (61)

8.	The Fast Show Live (1998) (V)		1998	-	8.5 (49)

9.	Spice World (1997)		1997	$77.4M	2.9 (17,144)

10.	"The Adventures of Lano & Woodley" (1997)	(2 episodes, 1997)	1997	-	9.4 (218)
	2 TV episodes: Star Quest (1997) The Girlfriend (1997)
11.	That Darn Cat (1997)		1997	-	4.3 (1,763)

12.	"The Ruby Wax Show" (1997)	(unknown episodes)	1997	-	4.4 (10)

13.	"Agony Again" (1995)	(7 episodes, 1995)	1995	-	-
	7 TV episodes: Showtime (1995) Breaking Point (1995) Hound Dog (1995) Soap Dish (1995) Dazed and Confused (1995) 2 episodes not shown.
14.	"French and Saunders" (1987)	(15 episodes, 1988-1995)	1995	-	7.6 (399)
	15 TV episodes: Go to the Movies, Part 2 (1995) Go to the Movies (1995) Thelma and Louise (1993) French & Saunders: The Special Edition (1993) In Bed with French & Saunders (1993) 10 episodes not shown.
15.	"A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (1986)	(7 episodes, 1995)	1995	-	8.6 (1,173)
	7 TV episodes: Episode #4.7 (1995) Episode #4.6 (1995) Episode #4.5 (1995) Episode #4.4 (1995) Episode #4.3 (1995) 2 episodes not shown.
16.	"Bottom" (1991)	(6 episodes, 1995)	1995	-	8.8 (1,974)
	6 TV episodes: Carnival (1995) Finger (1995) Dough (1995) Break (1995) Terror (1995) 1 episode not shown.
17.	"Joking Apart" (1991)	(12 episodes, 1993-1995)	1995	-	8.8 (58)
	12 TV episodes: Episode #2.6 (1995) Episode #2.5 (1995) Episode #2.4 (1995) Episode #2.3 (1995) Episode #2.2 (1995) 7 episodes not shown.
18.	"Murder Most Horrid" (1991)	(8 episodes, 1991-1994)	1994	-	7.4 (103)
	8 TV episodes: Mangez Merveillac (1994) Lady Luck (1994) Overkill (1994) Mrs Hat and Mrs Red (1991) Murder at Tea Time (1991) 3 episodes not shown.
19.	"Press Gang" (1989)	(23 episodes, 1989-1993)	1993	-	8.4 (246)
	23 TV episodes: There Are Crocodiles (1993) Food, Love and Insecurity (1993) Friendly Fire (1993) Day Dreams (1992) She's Got It Taped (1992) 18 episodes not shown.
20.	"Lazarus & Dingwall" (1991)	(6 episodes, 1991)	1991	-	8.0 (8)
	6 TV episodes: The Little Red Mark on the Side of the Head (1991) This Isn't Your Lucky Day (1991) What the Hell's Going On? (1991) The Whisper of a Bat's Wing (1991) What Happened to the Gerbil? (1991) 1 episode not shown.
21.	"The Comic Strip Presents..." (1982)	(8 episodes, 1982-1988)	1988	-	7.4 (170)
	8 TV episodes: Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988) Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984) A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984) Susie (1984) Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983) 3 episodes not shown.
22.	"Familie Ouderijn" (1987)	(unknown episodes)	1987	-	-

23.	Up Line (1987) (TV)		1987	-	8.8 (13)

24.	What a Way to Run a Revolution (1986) (TV)		1986	-	-

25.	"Little Armadillos" (1984)	(unknown episodes)	1984	-	9.0 (5)

26.	"Are You Being Served?" (1972)	(13 episodes, 1977-1983)	1983	-	8.5 (1,258)
	AKAs: Grace Brothers 13 TV episodes: Lost and Found (1983) Monkey Business (1983) Calling All Customers (1983) Memories Are Made of This (1983) Conduct Unbecoming (1983) 8 episodes not shown.
27.	"The Goodies" (1970)	(8 episodes, 1977-1982)	1982	-	7.9 (260)
	8 TV episodes: Animals Are People Too (1982) Change of Life (1982) Football Crazy (1982) Robot (1982) Royal Command (1977) 3 episodes not shown.
28.	"Are You Being Served?" (1980)	(16 episodes, 1980-1981)	1981	-	8.3 (26)
	AKAs: Are You Being Served in Australia? (USA) 16 TV episodes: Camping In (1981) Dear Sexy Knickers (1981) Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend (1981) Front Page Story (1981) Heir Apparent (1981) 11 episodes not shown.
29.	"Fawlty Towers" (1975)	(6 episodes, 1979)	1979	-	9.4 (7,931)
	6 TV episodes: Basil the Rat (1979) The Anniversary (1979) The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) Waldorf Salad (1979) The Psychiatrist (1979) 1 episode not shown.
30.	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979)	(unknown episodes)	1979	-	8.1 (320)

31.	"Come Back Mrs. Noah" (1977)	(6 episodes, 1977-1978)	1978	-	5.6 (17)
	6 TV episodes: The Last Chance (1978) The Housing Problem (1978) Who Goes Home? (1978) To the Rescue (1978) In Orbit (1978) 1 episode not shown.
32.	"Dad's Army" (1968)	(4 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	8.5 (702)
	4 TV episodes: Number Engaged (1977) (studio director) The Miser's Hoard (1977) The Making of Private Pike (1977) Wake-Up Walmington (1977) (studio director)
33.	"It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974)	(6 episodes, 1976)	1976	-	7.6 (114)
	6 TV episodes: We Are Not Amused (1976) Flight to Jawani (1976) Lofty's Little Friend (1976) A Fate Worse Than Death (1976) Kidnapped in the Khyber (1976) 1 episode not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV)	(producer) (archive)	1995	-	-

2.	"Are You Being Served?" (1972)	producer (6 episodes, 1983)	1983	-	8.5 (1,258)
	AKAs: Grace Brothers 6 TV episodes: Lost and Found (1983) (producer) Monkey Business (1983) (producer) Calling All Customers (1983) (producer) Memories Are Made of This (1983) (producer) Conduct Unbecoming (1983) (producer) 1 episode not shown.
3.	"The Goodies" (1970)	producer (7 episodes, 1980-1982)	1982	-	7.9 (260)
	7 TV episodes: Animals Are People Too (1982) (producer) Change of Life (1982) (producer) Football Crazy (1982) (producer) Robot (1982) (producer) U-Friend or UFO (1980) (producer) 2 episodes not shown.
4.	"Seaside Special" (1975)	assistant producer (11 episodes, 1978)	1978	-	-
	11 TV episodes: Episode #4.11 (1978) (assistant producer) Episode #4.10 (1978) (assistant producer) Episode #4.9 (1978) (assistant producer) Episode #4.8 (1978) (assistant producer) Episode #4.7 (1978) (assistant producer) 6 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Various (1995) (V)	(director: archive footage)	1995	-	-

2.	"Are You Being Served?" (1972)	production assistant (8 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	8.5 (1,258)
	AKAs: Grace Brothers 8 TV episodes: New Look (1975) (production assistant) Shoulder to Shoulder (1975) (production assistant) German Week (1975) (production assistant) Wedding Bells (1975) (production assistant) Cold Store (1975) (production assistant) 3 episodes not shown.
3.	"It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974)	production assistant (7 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	7.6 (114)
	7 TV episodes: Has Anyone Seen My Cobra? (1975) (production assistant) Forbidden Fruits (1975) (production assistant) The Curse of the Sadhu (1975) (production assistant) Cabaret Time (1975) (production assistant) The Natives Are Revolting (1975) (production assistant) 2 episodes not shown.
4.	"Dad's Army" (1968)	production assistant (5 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	8.5 (702)
	5 TV episodes: The Captain's Car (1974) (production assistant) The Godiva Affair (1974) (production assistant) Gorilla Warfare (1974) (production assistant) A Man of Action (1974) (production assistant) Everybody's Trucking (1974) (production assistant)

Camera and Electrical Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Discovery (1995) (V)	(photographer: archive footage, "Absolutely Fabulous")	1995	-	5.9 (9)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The Comic Strip Presents..." (1982)	Vicar (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	7.4 (170)
		1 TV episode: Queen of the Wild Frontier (1993) Vicar

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	8.0 (11)

2.	The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	5.0 (5)

3.	Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	7.4 (17)

4.	Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

5.	"Comedy Connections" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.2 (23)
	1 TV episode: A Bit of Fry and Laurie (2005) Himself
6.	The Comedians' Comedian (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	7.1 (20)

7.	"Britain's Best Sitcom" (2004)	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)	2004	-	-
	2 TV episodes: Porridge (2004) Himself Fawlty Towers (2004) Himself

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