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Alan J.W. Bell

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Alan J.W. Bell
Alan J.W. Bell was born on 14 November 1937 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Ripping Yarns (1976) and Lost for Words (1999).
BornNovember 14, 1937
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award

Known for

Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Last of the Summer Wine
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Ripping Yarns (1976)
Ripping Yarns
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Lost for Words (1999)
Lost for Words
8.0
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1999
The Fainthearted Feminist
TV Series
  • Producer

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Director

  • Louis Emerick and Ken Kitson in Cooper and Walsh (2014)
    Cooper and Walsh
  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Last of the Summer Wine
  • Lost for Words (1999)
    Lost for Words
  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    • (directed by)
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • Crime Story
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • Comedy Playhouse (1993)
    Comedy Playhouse
  • Taggart (1983)
    Taggart
  • Children's Ward (1989)
    Children's Ward
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • Tanita Tikaram: Little Sister Leaving Town (1990)
    Tanita Tikaram: Little Sister Leaving Town
  • Split Ends (1989)
    Split Ends
  • Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
    Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • James Bolam and Barbara Flynn in The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)
    The Beiderbecke Connection
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988)
    Wyatt's Watchdogs

Producer

  • Louis Emerick and Ken Kitson in Cooper and Walsh (2014)
    Cooper and Walsh
  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Last of the Summer Wine
  • 30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine'
  • 25 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine'
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993)
    The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
  • Comedy Playhouse (1993)
    Comedy Playhouse
  • Tanita Tikaram: Little Sister Leaving Town (1990)
    Tanita Tikaram: Little Sister Leaving Town
  • Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988)
    Wyatt's Watchdogs
  • Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1988)
    Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
  • The Clairvoyant
  • The Fainthearted Feminist
  • Ian Lavender in The Hello Goodbye Man (1984)
    The Hello Goodbye Man
  • The Climber
  • There's a Lot of It About (1982)
    There's a Lot of It About
  • Rule Britannia

Editor

  • Life and Travels of Miguel de Cervantes, Author of 'Don Quixote'
    • (as Alan Bell)
  • The Mill on the Floss
    • (as Alan Bell)

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    • November 14, 1937
    • Battersea, London, England, UK
    • Constance Carling

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