Alan J.W. Bell

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) — Director
2. Last of the Summer Wine (1973) — Director
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) — Director
4. Ripping Yarns (1976) — Director
5. The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) — Director
6. There's A Lot Of It About (1982) — Director
7. Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988) — Director
8. Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989) — Director
9. Lost for Words (1999) — Director
10. Whinfrey's Last Case (1979) — Director
11. Golden Gordon (1979) — Director
12. The Hello Goodbye Man (1984) — Director
13. The Clairvoyant (1984) — Director
14. Gaskin (1983) — Director
15. Getting Sam Home (1983) — Director
16. Fallen Hero (1978) — Director
17. One Pair of Eyes (1967) — Director
18. The Best of Spike Milligan (2004) — Director
19. Aladdin (1974) — Director
20. Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride (1986) — Director
21. Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day At Dream Acres (1987) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) — Self (archive)