Career
He has produced and/or directed many British Broadcasting Corporation series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the television adaptation of The Hitchhiker"s Guide to the Galaxy. He was also assigned to re-edit and improve Ronnie Barker"s short 1982 film, By the Sea. Other comedy shows include There"s a Lot of it About, The Hello Goodbye Manitoba, The Clairvoyant, Wyatt"s Watchdogs, Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy and Split Ends.
He was born in Battersea, London.