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David Nobbs

David Nobbs

WriterActor Mar 13 (died age 80) Orpington, Kent, England, UK 1956–2009 (53 year career)
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Biography

David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015) was an English comedy writer, most notable for writing the 1970s television series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels. Nobbs was born in Orpington, Kent. Following an education at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge, he worked as a reporter for The Sheffield Star, before starting his career in comedy as a writer for That Was the Week That Was in the early 1960s. He wrote for many of Britain's come…

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Film

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Adaptation
The Two Ronnies
Film

The Two Ronnies

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Reggie Perrin
Film

Reggie Perrin

Adaptation
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Self
Stalag Luft
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Stalag Luft

Writer
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
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The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

Adaptation
Armchair Theatre
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Armchair Theatre

Writer
The Glamour Girls
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The Glamour Girls

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