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Croft, David (1922-2011) and Perry, Jimmy (1923-)
 

Film & TV credits


Television credits
 
IT'S A SMALL WORLDBBC tx 28/3/1952additional dialogue
SATURDAY SHOWTIMEITV tx 24/9-29/10/1955 (6 edns)music and lyrics
LIGHTS OF LONDONITV tx 6/12/1955music and lyrics
LIGHTS OF LONDONITV tx 19/12/1955music and lyrics
JANIE MARSDEN: ON A BENCH IN THE PARKITV tx 17/9/1956director
THE JUBILEE SHOWITV tx 8/10-17/12/1957 (6 edns)director (5 edns), script (5 edns)
VAL PARNELL'S SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUMITV tx 23/3/1958songs
VAL PARNELL'S SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM: The Sleeping BeautyITV tx 22/3/1959book, songs
VAL PARNELL'S SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUMITV tx 27/3/1960songs
THE EGGHEADSBBC tx 6/7-18/8/1961producer, writer [2 edns]
THE BENNY HILL SHOW (series 5)BBC tx 4/11-16/12/1961 (3 edns)producer
HUGH AND I (series 1)BBC tx 17/7-11/9/1962 (9 edns)producer
HUGH AND I (series 2)BBC tx 21/5-6/8/1963 (12 edns)producer
HUGH AND I (series 3)BBC1 tx 4-18/1/1964, 22/2-15/5/1964 (14 edns)producer
A WORLD OF HIS OWN (series 1)BBC1 tx 31/7-11/9/1964 (7 edns)producer
THE DICK EMERY SHOWBBC1 tx 4/12/1964producer
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS: Hugh and IBBC1 tx 25/12/1964producer
HUGH AND I (series 4)BBC1 tx 3/1-11/4/1965 (14 edns)producer
A WORLD OF HIS OWN (series 2)BBC1 tx 22/1-26/2/1965 (6 edns)producer
A SLIGHT CASE OF...BBC1 tx 8/9-10/10/1965 (6 edns)producer
MOTHER GOOSEBBC1 tx 25/12/1965producer
HUGH AND I (series 5)BBC1 tx 3/1-4/4/1966 (14 edns)producer
COMEDY PLAYHOUSE: Beggar My NeighbourBBC1 tx 24/5/1966producer
ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMPBBC1 tx 25/12/1966producer
BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR (series 1)BBC1 tx 13/3-2/5/1967 (7 edns)producer
BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR (series 2)BBC1 tx 2/7-6/8/1967 (6 edns)producer
HUGH AND I SPYBBC1 tx 22/1-26/2/1968 (6 edns)producer
DAD'S ARMY (series 1)BBC1 tx 3/7-11/9/1968 (6 edns)producer, writer
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS: Dad's ArmyBBC1 tx 25/12/1968producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 2)BBC1 tx 1/3-5/4/1969 (6 edns)producer, writer
TALKBACKBBC1 tx 25/3/1969on-screen participant
DAD'S ARMY (series 3)BBC1 tx 11/9-11/12/1969 (14 edns)producer, writer
UP POMPEII! (series 1)BBC1 tx 30/3-11/5/1970 (7 edns)producer
DAD'S ARMY (series 4)BBC1 tx 25/9-18/12/1970 (13 edns)producer, writer
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS: Dad's ArmyBBC1 tx 25/12/1970producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 27/12/1971producer, writer
STEPTOE AND SON: Divided We StandBBC1 tx 27/3/1972producer
TALES FROM THE LAZY ACRE: The CulchieBBC1 tx 22/5/1972producer
TALES FROM THE LAZY ACRE: The Travelling WomanBBC1 tx 29/5/1972producer
BIRDS IN THE BUSH / THE VIRGIN FELLASAustralian TV tx 3/5-26/7/1972 (13 edns); BBC1 tx 10/7-21/8/1972 (7 edns)director, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 5)BBC1 tx 6/10-29/12/1972 (13 edns)producer, writer
COMEDY PLAYHOUSE: Born Every MinuteBBC1 tx 28/1/1972producer
COMEDY PLAYHOUSE: Are You Being Served?BBC1 tx 8/9/1972producer, writer
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS: Dad's ArmyBBC1 tx 25/12/1972producer, writer
CINEMA NOW: Investing in LeisureBBC1 tx 22/1/1973interviewee
BLUE PETERBBC1 tx 22/2/1973script [DAD'S ARMY sequence]
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 1)BBC1 tx 21/3-18/4/1973 (5 edns)producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 6)BBC1 tx 31/10-12/12/1973 (7 edns)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 1)BBC1 tx 3/1-21/2/1974producer, writer
TILL DEATH US DO PART: Royal WeddingBBC1 tx 9/1/1974producer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 2)BBC1 tx 14/3-11/4/1974 (5 edns)producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 7)BBC1 tx 15/11-23/12/1974 (6 edns)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 2)BBC1 tx 2/1-20/2/1975producer, writer
IN VISION: Annan Committee, Comedy WritingBBC2 tx 12/2/1975on-screen participant
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 3)BBC1 tx 27/2-17/4/1975 (8 edns)producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 8)BBC1 tx 5/9-10/10/1975 (6 edns)producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 22/12/1975producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 26/12/1975producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 3)BBC1 tx 2/1-6/2/1976 writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 4)BBC1 tx 8/4-13/5/1976 (6 edns)producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 24/12/1976producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 26/12/1976producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 4)BBC1 tx 2 /11-28/12/1976producer, writer
DAD'S ARMY (series 9)BBC1 tx 2/10-13/11/1977 (6 edns)producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 5)BBC1 tx 25/2-8/4/1977 (7 edns)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 5)BBC1 tx 25/10-29/11/1977producer, writer
COME BACK MRS NOAHBBC1 tx 13/12/1977producer, writer
COME BACK MRS NOAHBBC1 tx 17/7-14/8/1978 (5 pts)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 6)BBC1 tx 23/10-18/12/1978producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 6)BBC1 tx 15/11-13/12/1978 (5 edns)producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 26/12/1978producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 7)BBC1 tx 19/10-30/11/1979 (7 edns)producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 26/12/1979producer, writer
HI-DE-HI!BBC1 tx 1/1/1980director, producer, writer
OH HAPPY BAND!BBC1 tx 3/9-8/10/1980 (6 edns)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 7)BBC1 tx 17/10-21/11/1980producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 1)BBC1 tx 26/2-2/4/1981 (6 edns)producer, writer
DID YOU SEE...?BBC2 tx 14/3/1981interviewee
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 8)BBC1 tx 9/4-28/5/1981 (7 edns)producer, writer
IT AIN'T HALF HOT, MUM (series 8)BBC1 tx 23/7-3/9/1981producer, writer
LOOK EASTBBC1 tx 12/10/1981interviewee
SEE HEAR!BBC2 tx 29/11/1981interviewee
HI-DE-HI! (series 2)BBC1 tx 29/11/1981-3/1/1982 (6 edns)producer, writer
RUSSELL HARTYBBC2 tx 17/12/1981guest
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 24/12/1981producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 3)BBC1 tx 31/10/1982-23/1/1983 (13 edns)director (4 edns), producer, writer
'ALLO 'ALLOBBC1 tx 30/12/1982director, producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 9)BBC1 tx 22/4-27/5/1983 (6 edns)producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 4)BBC1 tx 27/11/1983-22/1/1984 (7 edns) producer, writer
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 1)BBC1 tx 7/9-26/10/1984 (7 edns)director, producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 5)BBC1 tx 3/11-25/12/1984 (6 edns)director, producer, writer
ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (series 10)BBC1 tx 18/2-1/4/1985 (7 edns)producer, writer
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 2)BBC1 tx 21/10-25/11/1985 (6 edns)director, producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 6)BBC1 tx 25/12/1985-16/2/1986 (7 edns)director (5 edns), writer
'ALLO 'ALLO CHRISTMAS SPECIALBBC1 tx 26/12/1985director, producer, writer
THAT'S TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENTBBC1 tx 1/11/1986on-screen participant
HI-DE-HI! (series 7)BBC1 tx 8/11-27/12/1986 (6 edns)director (1 edn), producer, writer
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 3)BBC1 tx 5/12/1986-9/1/1987director, producer, writer
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 4)BBC1 tx 7/11-12/12/1987 (6 edns)director, producer, writer
HI-DE-HI! (series 8)BBC1 tx 26/12/1987-30/1/1988 (6 edns)director (1 edn), producer, writer
WOGANBBC1 tx 1/8/1988guest
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 5)BBC1 tx 3/9/1988-25/2/1989 (26 edns)director (1 edn), producer, writer
YOU RANG, M'LORD?BBC1 tx 29/12/1988director, producer, writer
A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEFBBC1 tx 10/3/1989writer
'ALLO 'ALLO (series 6)BBC1 tx 2/9-21/10/1989 (8 edns)director (2 edns), producer, writer
DAYTIME LIVEBBC2 tx 24/10/1989interviewee
YOU RANG, M'LORD? (series 1)BBC1 tx 14/1-11/2/1990 (5 edns)director, producer, writer
BEHIND THE SCREENBBC2 tx 5/11/1990interviewee
YOU RANG, M'LORD? (series 2)BBC1 tx 11/11-23/12/1990 (7 edns)director, producer, writer
YOU RANG, M'LORD? (series 3)BBC1 tx 10/11-22/12/1991 (7 edns)producer, writer
GRACE AND FAVOUR (series 1)BBC1 tx 10/1-14/2/1992 (6 edns)writer
GRACE AND FAVOUR (series 2)BBC1 tx 4/1-8/2/1993 (6 edns)writer
YOU RANG, M'LORD? (series 4)BBC1 tx 20/3-24/4/1993 (6 edns)producer, writer
WHICH WAY TO THE WARITV tx 19/8/1994producer, writer
OMNIBUS: Perry and Croft, The SitcomsBBC1 tx 18/4/1995on-screen participant, subject of programme
CALL UP THE STARSBBC1 tx 8/5/1995producer
COMEDY FIRST: Oh, Doctor Beeching!BBC1 tx 14/8/1995producer, writer
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: David CroftITV tx 20/12/1995on-screen participant, subject of programme
OH, DOCTOR BEECHING! (series 1)BBC1 tx 8/7-27/8/1996 (8 edns)director (1 edn), producer, writer
OH, DOCTOR BEECHING! (series 2)BBC1 tx 29/6-28/9/1997 (10 edns)producer, writer (5 edns)
MONSTER WARSBBC2 tx 11/7/1998director
LOOK EASTBBC1 tx 14/7/1998interviewee
BBC BREAKFAST NEWSBBC1 tx 31/7/1998interviewee
DAD'S ARMY: WHERE ARE YOU?BBC2 tx 9/9/1998presenter
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Bill PertweeITV tx 1/2/1999on-screen participant
ARTHUR LOWE: A LIFE ON THE BOXBBC2 tx 21/2/1999interviewee
RED NOSE DAY:THE RECORD BREAKERBBC1 tx 12/3/1999director
EXCLUSIVE!Channel 5 tx 7/11/1999interviewee
OMNIBUS: Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom: Early DaysBBC1 tx 24/3/1999on-screen participant
LOOK EASTBBC1 tx 21/6/1999interviewee
OMNIBUS: Yes, Sir NigelBBC1 tx 15/10/1999on-screen participant
FUNNY TURNS: John InmanBBC2 tx 5/12/1999interviewee
DON'T PANIC!: THE DAD'S ARMY STORYBBC1 tx 28/5/2000interviewee
WENDY RICHARD: A LIFE ON THE BOXBBC2 tx 12/6/2001interviewee
MISSING BELIEVED WIPEDBBC2 tx 28/12/2001on-screen participant
MATTER OF FACT: King of ComedyBBC2 tx 28/2/2002subject of programme, on-screen participant
REPUTATIONS: Frankie HowerdBBC2 tx 15/6/2002on-screen participant
COMEDY CONNECTIONS: Are You Being Served?BBC1 tx 23/6/2003interviewee
BRITAIN'S BEST SITCOM: Dad's ArmyBBC2 tx 20/3/2004interviewee
COMEDY CONNECTIONS: Hi-De-Hi!BBC1 tx 9/8/2004interviewee
BREAKFASTBBC1 tx 5/5/2005guest
LOOK EASTBBC1 tx 21/12/2005interviewee
COMEDY CONNECTIONS: 'Allo 'Allo!BBC1 tx 24/4/2006interviewee
 
Film credits
 
NOT NOW DARLING1972director, original play
ARE YOU BEING SERVED?1977screenplay