
Bob Spiers
Director
Born: September 27, 1945 (63 years old)
Died: December 8, 2008
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director. He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart. Spiers won a BAFTA Award twice for his work as a television comedy director.
Filmography (16)
- The Adventures of Lano and Woodley (1997, ★ 9.2)
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996, ★ 7.3)
- Are You Being Served? (1972, ★ 7.3)
- Dad's Army (1968, ★ 7.4)
- The Goodies (1970, ★ 7.5)
- Bottom (1991, ★ 7.9)
- Fawlty Towers (1975, ★ 8.3)
- Murder Most Horrid (1991, ★ 6.8)
- French & Saunders (1987, ★ 7.5)
- Absolutely Fabulous (1992, ★ 7.5)
- Press Gang (1989, ★ 7.3)
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989, ★ 7.9)
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982, ★ 7.4)
- That Darn Cat (1997, ★ 5)
- Spice World (1997, ★ 4.9)
- Chilly Dogs (2001, ★ 5.3)