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British screenwriter (1929–2017)
Alan Francis Simpson (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing
Alan_Simpson_(scriptwriter)
Topics referred to by the same term
(1920–1980), Irish theatre director Alan Simpson (scriptwriter) (1929–2017), British screenwriter, of Galton and Simpson Alan Simpson (American politician) (1931–2025)
Alan_Simpson
British TV sitcom (1962–1974)
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in 26a Oil Drum Lane, a fictional
Steptoe_and_Son
1973 British TV series
broadcast on BBC1 in September and October 1973. Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the series starred Leslie Phillips as wealthy womaniser Henry Newhouse
Casanova_'73
British television comedy series (1996–1997)
of classic comedy scripts written by the duo Galton and Simpson (Ray Galton and Alan Simpson), including some originally written for Tony Hancock. The
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...
Paul_Merton_in_Galton_and_Simpson's...
British radio and TV comedy series (1954 –1961)
comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The radio series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James, Bill Kerr and
Hancock's_Half_Hour
1972 British TV miniseries
Gabriel Chevallier, with text adapted by sitcom writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Filmed on location in France, it starred Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller,
Clochemerle_(TV_series)
British TV sitcom (1960–1962)
episodes. It was initially written by the comedy writing team of Galton and Simpson, who based the characters very much on the "Sidney Balmoral James" and
Citizen_James
British screenwriter (1930–2018)
radio and television scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised
Ray_Galton
1978 television film
co-production. Peter Graham Scott was the producer and scriptwriter. The cast included: David McCallum as Alan Breck Ekkehardt Belle as David Balfour Jutta Speidel
Kidnapped_(1978_miniseries)
English comedy scriptwriters
film, consisting of Ray Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) and Alan Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017). They had an association that
Galton_and_Simpson
Retail Space in London, England
them in the store. In the early 1950s, scriptwriter Jeremy Lloyd was employed as a junior assistant at Simpson; he drew on his experiences to come up
Simpsons_of_Piccadilly
English comedian and actor (1924–1968)
Donor" and "The Radio Ham"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career declined. Across his career
Tony_Hancock
British writer (1943–2022)
Prior to his death in 2022, he was the last remaining living Doctor Who scriptwriter from prior to Season 18 in 1980. One of his contributions to Doctor Who
Chris_Boucher_(writer)
Pseudonym used at the BBC
pseudonym "David Agnew" was most often used when the original freelance scriptwriter was unable to accommodate fundamental changes requested by the production
David_Agnew
Canadian actor and producer (born 1987)
and Doug Wald; the project eventually moved forward without Page, with scriptwriter Julia Hart replacing Page as the director. Also in 2013, he co-starred
Elliot_Page
Fictional character
Zucker based his character on Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, while scriptwriter Pat Proft wrote all of Drebin's lines with nothing being improvised.
Frank_Drebin
1971 British comedy film by Bob Kellett
starring Frankie Howerd. It was written by Sid Colin, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. It was the second of three film spin-offs from the TV series Up Pompeii
Up_the_Chastity_Belt
Television Junction - ITV Chart Show". YouTube. 26 October 2009. "STV scriptwriter engaged". The Stage and Television Today. No. 258. 23 January 1964. p
List of continuity announcers in the United Kingdom
List_of_continuity_announcers_in_the_United_Kingdom
Irish actor (1912–1985)
claim was disputed by the writers of Steptoe and Son, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, who rejected any hatred or conflict. Corbett's nephew released a statement
Wilfrid_Brambell
The following are notable alumni of Haileybury: Michael Aitkens, scriptwriter Alan Ayckbourn, dramatist John Bailey, literary critic Davy Burnaby, actor
List of people educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
List_of_people_educated_at_Haileybury_and_Imperial_Service_College
and panelist on Have I Got News For You Nick Newman - cartoonist and scriptwriter Ed Petrie - children's television presenter Paul Reynolds - BBC News
List_of_Old_Ardinians
Phrase used to criticise incompetent leaders
Great War has been described as taking a moderate approach, with co-scriptwriter John Terraine fighting against what he viewed as an oversimplification
Lions_led_by_donkeys
September – Ronnie Barker, comic actor (died 2005) 27 November – Alan Simpson, comedy scriptwriter (died 2017) 16 December – Nicholas Courtney, actor (Doctor
1929_in_British_television
Martin Woodhouse, author and scriptwriter John Allwood, businessman Alex Baldock, businessman, banker, CEO of Currys Alan Budd, economist Geoffrey Crowther
List_of_Old_Oundelians
English comedy actor (1922–1992)
once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in
Bob_Todd
Award ceremony for writing of 2013
Mahrach, Jean Guesdon; Lead Scriptwriter Darby McDevitt; Scriptwriter Jill Murray; AI Scriptwriter Nicholas Grimwood; Scriptwriter Singapore Mark Llabres Hill;
66th Writers Guild of America Awards
66th_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards
2008 British TV play
colleagues, friends and family, and Steptoe's writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Following numerous complaints, especially from the Corbett family, the
The_Curse_of_Steptoe
BBC Radio variety show (1944–1952)
February 2020 – via BBC Genome Project. Variety Bandbox Ray Galton & Alan Simpson interview Frankie Howerd Tony Hancock 1924-1968 Arthur English obituary
Variety_Bandbox
1966 American superhero comedy television series
and Ward winning the roles. Lorenzo Semple Jr. had signed on as head scriptwriter. He wrote the pilot script and generally wrote in a pop-art adventure
Batman_(TV_series)
Irish theatre
Herbert Lane and is now occupied as offices) Established in 1953 by Alan Simpson and Carolyn Swift, the Pike offered Dublin audiences continental-style
Pike_Theatre
American drama television series
'파친코' 이지혜, 각본가 수 휴도 극찬한 신스틸러..."립싱크 전혀 안해" ['Pachinko' Lee Ji-hye, scriptwriter Su-Hyu also praised the scene stealer... "I don't lip sync at all] (in
Pachinko_(TV_series)
December – Tommy Steele, actor and singer 21 December – Peter Tinniswood, scriptwriter (died 2003) 22 December – James Burke, broadcaster, science historian
1936_in_the_United_Kingdom
Taps, starring Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise. 31 August Debut of Alan Bleasdale's four-part World War I drama The Monocled Mutineer on BBC1, starring
1986_in_British_television
American stage, television, and film actor (born 1949)
is an American former stage, television, and film actor as well as a scriptwriter and songwriter. He is best known for his appearances in multiple films
Gerrit_Graham
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty
John_Cleese
English actor (1925–1982)
Workshop at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, London. In 1962, scriptwriters Galton and Simpson, who had been successful with Hancock's Half Hour, invited
Harry_H._Corbett
Broadcasting Corporation Anthony Hinds (1922–2013); film producer and scriptwriter, known for Hammer Films Ian Allan (1922–2015); book publisher and railwayman
List_of_Old_Paulines
Japanese anime television series
is animated by MAPPA and directed by Hiroaki Ando, with Dai Satō as scriptwriter, Shinpei Kamada as character designer, and L!th!um as music composer
Listeners
English comedian, writer and actor (1923–2012)
later jointly formed Associated London Scripts (ALS) with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, a writers' agency which lasted for well over a decade until being effectively
Eric_Sykes
British TV drama series (1975–1977)
Fleming, Ian McCulloch, and Carolyn Seymour, director Pennant Roberts, and scriptwriter Martin Worth, was broadcast on 5 December 2006, as part of the channel's
Survivors_(1975_TV_series)
Notable people from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
musical performer; born in Conisbrough, outside Doncaster Roy Clarke, scriptwriter, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours and Last of the Summer Wine Jeremy
List_of_people_from_Doncaster
1958 British TV soap opera
Boss (7 Apr 1958) Producer Gerard Glaister Director Mervyn Pinfield Scriptwriter Allan Prior Story associate Sheila Hodgson David Campton Designer Richard
Starr_and_Company
British science fiction television series (1978–1981)
credits. Blake's 7 was created by Terry Nation, an experienced television scriptwriter who had previously created the Daleks for Doctor Who and created the
Blake's_7
1978 Doctor Who serial
Jameson – Leela John Leeson (Voice of K9) Others James Maxwell – Jackson Alan Lake – Herrick Jonathan Newth – Orfe Imogen Bickford-Smith – Tala James Marcus
Underworld_(Doctor_Who)
American actress (born 1968)
directed by Alan Arkin and ran at the Longacre Theatre. From 2000 to 2001, she provided her voice for episodes of Futurama and The Simpsons, and guest-starred
Parker_Posey
British writer (1936–2003)
(21 December 1936 – 9 January 2003) was an English radio and TV comedy scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular novels. He was born in Liverpool,
Peter_Tinniswood
British weekly children's comic magazine
record-breaking stunts. In 1988, 100 children helped Euan Kerr and Beano scriptwriter Al Bernard recreate the front cover of issue 2396 on Scarborough Beach
The_Beano
1956 play by John Osborne
Hunger—a new play by the Hungry Young Man, Mr. John Eastbourne". Scriptwriters Alan Simpson and Ray Galton mimic several elements of Osborne's play, from
Look_Back_in_Anger
1962 James Bond film directed by Terence Young
hooks". An initial draft of the screenplay was rejected because the scriptwriters had made the book's villain, Dr. No, a marmoset who is controlled by
Dr._No_(film)
List of notable UK deaths in a year
7 January Barbara Clegg, 98, British actress (Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street). Brian Dunsby, 84, British entrepreneur
2025 deaths in the United Kingdom
2025_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
– Thomas Sanders, American singer-songwriter, YouTuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality (Dodie, Joan, Ben J Pierce) April 25 – Aysel
1989_in_music
American television sitcom (1989–1998)
Television. It was largely written by David and Seinfeld along with scriptwriters. A favorite among critics, the series led the Nielsen ratings in Seasons
Seinfeld
BBC Radio show broadcast from 1951 to 1960
facet of the British psyche". Sykes and Milligan, along with Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Frankie Howerd and Stanley ("Scruffy") Dale, co-founded the writers'
The_Goon_Show
1992 American film by Roger Spottiswoode
hook job—a slick, slow-witted, shiny, 100% predictable movie—and the scriptwriters ... don't have anything richer on their minds than the usual feisty
Stop!_Or_My_Mom_Will_Shoot
Name list
footballer Anthony Greville-Bell (1920–2008), Australian sculptor and scriptwriter Anthony Grey, several people Anthony Dean Griffey (born 1970), American
Anthony
'Tinker' Peters eps 390-392. Ian Smith worked as Associate Producer/Scriptwriter during the show's run. On screen, he also appeared as Pixie Mason's Father
List_of_Prisoner_cast_members
Kinótico. Pulver, Andrew (19 June 2025). "Mark Peploe, Oscar-winning scriptwriter of The Last Emperor, dies aged 82". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2025
2025_in_film
English author and politician (born 1940)
actor Damian Lewis in the BBC drama Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002). Scriptwriter Guy Jenkin explained that "my Jeffrey Archer is the man who has frequently
Jeffrey_Archer
Radio crime-drama program
More than 500 of the network's stations carried it. Ira Marion was the scriptwriter and music for the series was composed and conducted by Sidney Torch.
The Black Museum (radio series)
The_Black_Museum_(radio_series)
Name list
anchor and journalist Al Hunter Ashton (1957–2007), English actor and scriptwriter Al Israel, (1935–2011), American actor Al Jaffe, American media executive
Al_(given_name)
Alan L. (December 10, 1980). "ABC squeaks by in weekly ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 264, no. 33. p. 30. ProQuest 2598224170. Gansberg, Alan
List of Knots Landing episodes
List_of_Knots_Landing_episodes
British radio sitcom (1959–1977)
Troubridge bulletins. He worked with George Evans (Pertwee's personal scriptwriter) from quite early on, but Alastair Scott Johnston did not want him named
The_Navy_Lark
news presenter BBC News (BA Geography, 1990) Barry Cryer, comedian and scriptwriter (English, did not graduate, awarded an honorary doctorate in 2017) Paul
List of University of Leeds people
List_of_University_of_Leeds_people
18th President, 1869–77: The home of his maternal great-grandfather, John Simpson, at Dergenagh, County Tyrone, is the location for an exhibition on the
List_of_Irish_Americans
it acquired when Carlton bought Pearson Television. 15 February – The Simpsons is shown for the last time on BBC1 with the episode "Two Cars in Every
1997_in_British_television
Mills – British Music Industry Executive. Nick Newman – cartoonist and scriptwriter Adam Raphael – journalist. Rachel Riley – television presenter. Eric
List of people associated with Oriel College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Oriel_College,_Oxford
Smell of Fear on BBC1, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O. J. Simpson and George Kennedy. 7 April – BBC Scotland makes history by televising
1994_in_British_television
BBC Radio 4 soap characters
and their characters have had to be replaced or killed off by the scriptwriters. One of those was the character of Simon Cooper (Eddie Robinson) a farm
List of The Archers characters
List_of_The_Archers_characters
American comic book writer and editor
Detective Comics, Wein left Marvel to work exclusively at DC Comics as a scriptwriter and editor. He scripted Batman and collaborated on Green Lantern with
Len_Wein
(Fleet Air Arm). Ljubomir Simović, 89, Serbian writer, playwright, and scriptwriter, member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Jaromír Štětina
Deaths_in_April_2025
1986 film by James Cameron
noncommittal, Giler's development executive, Larry Wilson, began looking for a scriptwriter by mid-1983. Wilson came across the script for the in-development science
Aliens_(film)
Animated comedy film
to photographing "a piece of telephone or the ground", revealed the scriptwriter Jordi Gasull in the presentation of the film. In the movie, they also
Capture_the_Flag_(film)
Name list
(1863–1922), British soldier Richard Curtis (born 1956), British comedy scriptwriter Ronan Curtis (born 1996), Irish football player Roy Curtiss, American
Curtis
English actress (1922–1980)
matron, who protested that they were "not like Hattie Jacques anymore". Alan Simpson, the co-writer of Hancock, enjoyed writing for Jacques, and thought that
Hattie_Jacques
1979 sitcom
expelled from college, and had been drafted into the U.S. Army), the scriptwriters made running references to his character throughout the series. In one
Delta_House
(1927–1990), playwright and scriptwriter Ernest Sackville Turner (1909–2006), writer and journalist Joe Turner (living), scriptwriter and playwright John Frayn
List_of_English_writers_(R–Z)
Jack Hogan U.S. actor (Combat!) (died 2023) November 27 Alan Simpson British comedy scriptwriter (died 2017) November 28 Berry Gordy U.S. producer November
1929_in_television
Cairney (1898–1966), anatomy textbook writer Judy Callingham (living), scriptwriter, television presenter and journalist Kirsty Cameron (living), screenwriter
List_of_New_Zealand_writers
American science fiction media franchise
comparatively low budget of $1.7 million. Paul Dehn returned as the scriptwriter, and producer Jacobs hired J. Lee Thompson to direct. Thompson had worked
Planet_of_the_Apes
Photographer Keith Vaughan – Painter Cyrus Andrews – Journalist and radio scriptwriter[citation needed] Attila the Stockbroker (John Baine) – Punk poet and
List of people educated at Christ's Hospital
List_of_people_educated_at_Christ's_Hospital
ISBN 978-1-4008-2128-0. Roe, John Alan (2002). Shakespeare and Machiavelli. DS Brewer. ISBN 978-0-85991-764-3. Roe, John Alan (2002). Shakespeare and Machiavelli
List_of_stock_characters
Arlen, prolific essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter. Alban Arnold, cricketer for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Hampshire
List_of_Old_Malvernians
24th episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
"Treble Cross" as one of several Captain Scarlet episodes that highlight scriptwriter Tony Barwick's interest in the dangers of nuclear technology. He viewed
Treble_Cross
(Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street). Tista De Lorenzo, 90, Australian rules footballer (Richmond). Alan Emrich, 65, American
Deaths_in_January_2025
writer Naomi Foner. Maggie is married to actor Peter Sarsgaard. Hagen Scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva), and actress Eva-Maria Hagen are
List of show business families
List_of_show_business_families
Marge Simpson and Patty and Selma in The Simpsons), dies at age 70. July 28: Volodymyr Dakhno, Ukrainian film director, animator and scriptwriter (Cossacks)
2006_in_animation
basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers). Christopher Penfold, 83, British scriptwriter (Space: 1999) and editor. Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz, 74, American author
Deaths_in_July_2024
American crime drama television series (1958–1963)
involvement considerably, as he was simultaneously working as the main scriptwriter for Route 66 which began in October 1960. Silliphant wrote the first
Naked_City_(TV_series)
British surreal comedy group
show, and played over 10 roles. While Davidson is primarily known as a scriptwriter, it is not known if he had any contribution toward the writing of the
Monty_Python
Saltzman. An initial draft of the screenplay was rejected because the scriptwriters had made the villain, Dr. No, a monkey, and Mankowitz left the film
Production of the James Bond films
Production_of_the_James_Bond_films
Science fiction strip by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons
document that people apparently liked." He described his first challenge as scriptwriter as "I can now say from personal experience that writing comics is not
Rogue_Trooper
Mallard, Australian actor April 24 Ryan Newman, American actress Alli Simpson, Australian actress and singer Stephen Kalyn, Canadian actor April 27 –
1998_in_film
British radio soap opera (since 1951)
dedicated to organic farming in 1984, in a storyline inspired by a scriptwriter's visit to Brynllys farm in Ceredigion, the home of Rachel's Organic.
The_Archers
delivered by Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, following the recent acquisition of terrestrial rights to The Simpsons. 26 December Overnight viewing figures
2004_in_British_television
(November 29, 2014). "SB People: Berkeley Breathed: Cartoonist/Author/Scriptwriter". Santa Barbara Magazine. Smith Publish Group. Retrieved August 23, 2022
List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects
List_of_unproduced_DreamWorks_Animation_projects
(1842–1917), English writer and historian of poetry Richard Curtis (1956–), scriptwriter & film director Alain de Botton (1969–), author John Dennis (1658–1734)
List_of_Old_Harrovians
Sky Travel until 2005. 20 April – Sky One airs the 300th episode of The Simpsons. 21 April – Channel 4 airs the 1000th episode of Hollyoaks. 26 April –
2003_in_British_television
conceptual and performance art Jeff Shesol (A.B. 1991) – cartoonist, Thatch; scriptwriter for Bill Clinton Taryn Simon (A.B. 1997) – multidisciplinary artist Scott
List of Brown University alumni
List_of_Brown_University_alumni
British broadcaster and author (born 1939)
sciences. Broadcaster, presenter, interviewer, commentator, novelist, scriptwriter. Sherwin, Adam (25 March 2013). "Melvyn Bragg calls on new BBC boss to
Melvyn_Bragg
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