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.
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
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- 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