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David Nobbs(1935-2015)

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David Nobbs was born on 13 March 1935 in Orpington, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Wedding Date (2005), The Frost Report (1966) and The Two Ronnies (1971). He was married to Susan Bray and Mary Blatchford. He died on 9 August 2015 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornMarch 13, 1935
DiedAugust 9, 2015(80)
BornMarch 13, 1935
DiedAugust 9, 2015(80)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

The Wedding Date (2005)
The Wedding Date
6.1
  • Rolls Royce Driver
  • 2005
The Frost Report (1966)
The Frost Report
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
The Two Ronnies (1971)
The Two Ronnies
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Whoops Baghdad! (1973)
Whoops Baghdad!
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • David Nobbs in With Nobbs On (2012)
    With Nobbs On
    Podcast Series
    • writer
    • 2012
  • Reggie Perrin (2009)
    Reggie Perrin
    6.5
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by (uncredited)
    • 2009–2010
  • Reality is an illusion caused by lack of NF Simpson (2008)
    Reality is an illusion caused by lack of NF Simpson
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (2005)
    The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2
    8.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • The Best of the Two Ronnies (2001)
    The Best of the Two Ronnies
    8.3
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Billy Connolly, Douglas Henshall, and Sarah Lancashire in Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
    Gentlemen's Relish
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • Cuts
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Leonard Rossiter in The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)
    The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Abigail Cruttenden, Cathryn Harrison, and Michael Maloney in Love on a Branch Line (1994)
    Love on a Branch Line
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Stalag Luft (1993)
    Stalag Luft
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • The Life and Times of Henry Pratt (1992)
    The Life and Times of Henry Pratt
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "Second from Last in the Sack Race"
    • script
    • 1992
  • Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991)
    Rich Tea and Sympathy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991
  • David Jason and Gwen Taylor in A Bit of a Do (1989)
    A Bit of a Do
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1988)
    Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1988

Script and Continuity Department

  • Sir Yellow
    4.0
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1973
  • Some Matters of Little Consequence
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1971

Additional Crew

  • Sez Les (1969)
    Sez Les
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1973
  • Frost on Saturday (1968)
    Frost on Saturday
    7.7
    TV Series
    • production team
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 13, 1935
    • Orpington, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 9, 2015
    • Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK(aspiration pneumonia following a haemorrhagic stroke)
  • Spouses
      Susan BrayAugust 4, 1998 - August 9, 2015 (his death)
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews

Did you know

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    He was a Patron of the British Humanist Association and a believer in the ideals of secularism.
  • Quotes
    [on his disastrous sitcom The Sun Trap (1980)] I could choose my subject and I knew it would be done, and I did choose my subject, which was British residents in Spain, and it was done, and I got the lowest recorded audience for any sitcom in the history of BBC One.

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