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Vince Powell
Born August 6, 1928 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Died July 13, 2009 · aged 80
Vincent Powell (6 August 1928 — 13 July 2009) was an English comedy writer, best known for creating and writing sitcoms including Mind Your Language (1977–86), Slinger's Day (1986–87), Young at Heart (1977–82), Give Us a Clue (1979–82), and Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76).
Known For
Superfrank! · 1987Superfrank!
★ 8.01987
MovieComedy
Veteran funnyman Frankie Howerd entertains an enthralled audience at the Playhouse Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, England.
Cilla Black's Christmas Eve · 1983Cilla Black's Christmas Eve
1983
MovieMusicTV Movie
Special featuring Cilla Black and her guests Frankie Howerd, Graham Fletcher, the Bee Gees, Julio Iglesias and George Benson.
Love Thy Neighbour · 1973Love Thy Neighbour
★ 6.31973
MovieComedy
Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their wives, on the other hand, are best of friends. The two couples attempt to win a 'love-thy-neighbor' competition by lying...
Nearest and Dearest · 1972Nearest and Dearest
★ 7.11972
MovieComedy
When Eli and Nellie Pledge's father dies, the duo are left in charge of his pickle empire. The two siblings are complete opposites and Eli wants out, but since he can't leave until Nellie is married, he sets about finding a husband for his old-fashioned sister.
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width · 1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
★ 5.71973
MovieComedy
Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.
For the Love of Ada · 1972For the Love of Ada
★ 7.31972
MovieComedyRomance
Walter and Ada Bingley celebrate their first wedding anniversary, unaware that that friends and family are planning a surprise party. Based on the 1970-71 sitcom of the same name.
Mind Your Language · 1977Mind Your Language
★ 8.21977
SeriesComedy
Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.
Never the Twain · 1981Never the Twain
★ 7.01981
SeriesComedy
Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote the entirety of the first two series and four episodes out of six of the eighth, with the rest being mainly written by Vince Powell and John Kane.
It starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, and also starred Derek Deadman, Zara Nutley, Robin Kermode, Tacy Kneale, Julia Watson, Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner and Maria Charles.
The title is taken from the Rudyard Kipling poem; The Ballad of East and West.
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