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Arena: Galton And Simpson

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2005
  • 1 episode

Documentary in the Arena arts strand, focusing on writing team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Also features Nigel Williams and Tessa Le Bars.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2005
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
Nigel Williams, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Tessa Le Bars
Directors
Nigel Williams
Producers
Anthony Wall
Company

Documentary about the writing team of Alan Simpson and Ray Galton, creators of such TV classics as Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son.

They talk about life, laughter and work with author and broadcaster Nigel Williams, how they hit the big time with Hancock's Half-Hour in the 1950s, followed it up with rag and bone sitcom Steptoe And Son in the 1960s, won lifetime achievement awards from the Writers' Guild in 1997 and were awarded OBEs in 2000.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Arena: Lunch With Galton and Simspon
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 25th December 2005 at 6:30pm on BBC Two
Episode length
90 minutes

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