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Bob Spiers

Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 27, 1945Died December 8, 2008 (63 years)
Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director.

He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart.

Spiers won a BAFTA Award twice for his work as a television comedy director.

Known For

  • Fawlty Towers
  • Absolutely Fabulous
  • Spice World
  • A Bit of Fry & Laurie
  • Bottom
  • That Darn Cat
  • French & Saunders
  • Dad's Army
  • Are You Being Served?
  • Chilly Dogs
  • The Goodies
  • Not the Nine O'Clock News
  • The Comic Strip Presents...
  • Murder Most Horrid
  • Press Gang

Filmography

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