Alan J.W. Bell
Directing·November 14, 1937·† October 19, 2023 — 85 years old·Battersea, London, England, UK
Alan James William Bell was a British television producer and director. He was born in Battersea, London. He has produced or directed many BBC series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Known For
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981·7.2
Last of the Summer Wine
1973·7.1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981·8.0
Ripping Yarns
1976·7.7
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988·7.8
Wyatt's Watchdogs
1988·6.0
Lost for Words
1999·6.5
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
1989·9.5
The Clairvoyant
1984·6.0
Golden Gordon
1979·8.0
Whinfrey's Last Case
1979·9.5
BBC In Concert
1971·7.0
Filmography · 21
2022Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of LaughsSelf (archive)2004The Best of Spike MilliganDirector · Producer1999Lost for WordsDirector1989Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to HollywoodDirector1988The Beiderbecke ConnectionTVDirector1988Wyatt's WatchdogsTVDirector · Creator1984The ClairvoyantTVDirector · Producer1984The Hello Goodbye ManTVDirector · Producer1983Getting Sam HomeDirector · Producer1983GaskinDirector1982There's A Lot Of It AboutTVDirector1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the GalaxyDirector1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyTVDirector · Producer1979Golden GordonDirector1979Whinfrey's Last CaseDirector1978Fallen HeroTVDirector1976Ripping YarnsTVDirector1974AladdinDirector1973Last of the Summer WineTVDirector1971BBC In ConcertTVProduction Assistant1967One Pair of EyesTVDirector