Acting credits
1
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Bob Spiers
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 20Series: 15Crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 47974
IMDb ID: nm0818639
Known for: Directing
Born: September 27, 1945
Died: December 8, 2008
Age: 63
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2002
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q2907839
Also known as
Robert Alexander Spiers • Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers
Other jobs
Director (33)Producer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bob Spiers.
The Best of French & Saunders
Director
2002 Movie
5.3
Chilly Dogs
Director
2001 Movie
8.0
The Fast Show Live
Director
1998 Movie
10.0
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Director
1998 Movie
4.9
Spice World
Producer
1997 Movie
5.0
That Darn Cat
Director
1997 Movie
7.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Director
1996 Movie
6.0
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Director
1995 Movie
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Director
1994 Movie
Queen of the Wild Frontier
as Vicar
1993 Movie
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Director
1988 Movie
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Director
1988 Movie
Up Line
Director
1987 Movie
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Director
1984 Movie
7.0
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Director
1984 Movie
Susie
Director
1984 Movie
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Director
1983 Movie
The Beat Generation
Director
1983 Movie
10.0
War
Director
1983 Movie
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Director
1982 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bob Spiers.
9.2
The Adventures of Lano and Woodley
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.0
Agony Again
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.7
Joking Apart
Director • 11 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Absolutely Fabulous
Director • 21 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Murder Most Horrid
Director • 8 eps
1991 Series
7.9
Bottom
Director • 6 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Lazarus & Dingwall
Director • 6 eps
1991 Series
7.5
Press Gang
Director • 22 eps
1989 Series
7.9
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Director • 6 eps
1989 Series
7.5
French & Saunders
Director • 6 eps
1987 Series
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director • 8 eps
1982 Series
8.3
Fawlty Towers
Director • 6 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Are You Being Served?
Director • 13 eps
1972 Series
7.5
The Goodies
Director • 16 eps
1970 Series
7.4
Dad's Army
Director • 5 eps
1968 Series