Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Alan J.W. Bell
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 6All crew credits: 15
TMDB ID: 212239
IMDb ID: nm0068007
Known for: Directing
Born: November 14, 1937
Died: October 19, 2023
Age: 85
Place of birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2022
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 7.49
Wikidata: Q4706955
Also known as
Alan Bell
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Production Assistant (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alan J.W. Bell.
The Best of Spike Milligan
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
Lost for Words
Director
1999 Movie
10.0
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Director
1989 Movie
8.0
Getting Sam Home
Director
1983 Movie
Gaskin
Director
1983 Movie
7.2
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Director
1981 Movie
8.0
Golden Gordon
Director
1979 Movie
9.0
Whinfrey's Last Case
Director
1979 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Alan J.W. Bell.
7.3
The Beiderbecke Connection
Director • 4 eps
1988 Series
4.5
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Director • 5 eps
1988 Series
5.0
The Clairvoyant
Director • 6 eps
1984 Series
8.1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Director • 6 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Ripping Yarns
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
Director • 169 eps
1973 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alan J.W. Bell.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alan J.W. Bell.
7.2
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Director
1981 Movie
7.0
Lost for Words
Director
1999 Movie
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)
2022 Movie
Gaskin
Director
1983 Movie
8.0
Golden Gordon
Director
1979 Movie
The Best of Spike Milligan
Director
2004 Movie
10.0
Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Director
1989 Movie
9.0
Whinfrey's Last Case
Director
1979 Movie
8.0
Getting Sam Home
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alan J.W. Bell.
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
Director • 169 eps
1973 Series
8.1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Director • 6 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Ripping Yarns
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
7.0
BBC In Concert
Production Assistant • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.3
The Beiderbecke Connection
Director • 4 eps
1988 Series
5.0
The Clairvoyant
Director • 6 eps
1984 Series
4.5
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Director • 5 eps
1988 Series
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Alan J.W. Bell.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alan J.W. Bell.