David Croft

Creator

David Croft

Born — Died

1922-09-07 — 2011-09-27

Known for

Creator

Credits

21 titles

Known for

Omnibus poster
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Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Omnibus

1967

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Behind The Screen

1988

Goodbye, Mr. Chips poster
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Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Dad's Army poster
5.0

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

Dad's Army

1971

Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More poster
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A celebration of the much-loved holiday camp sitcom, featuring classic scenes and interviews with members of cast and crew including Su Pollard, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Paul Shane and Jimmy Perry. The programme reveals that Butlin's, the real-life inspiration for the series, were not impressed with the show, and there are backstage secrets, such as the day several cast members nearly drowned in the swimming pool

Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More

2022

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster
10.0

Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001

Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

Series credits

Omnibus poster
7.2

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Omnibus

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Behind The Screen

1988

Saluting Dad's Army poster
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Presented by Alexander Armstrong, this four-part brand new and exclusive series celebrates the genius and impact of the enduring classic comedy, Dad's Army, and pays tribute to the people who created it. From the very first conversation and the true stories that inspired the series, through to its long-standing legacy, we march through the entire history of the seminal sitcom. Using archive footage and newly captured interviews, the series will offer a true insight into how Dad's Army became not just a hit, but an institution.

Saluting Dad's Army

2018

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Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but these classic comedies are also a unique chronicle of 20th century Britain.

Perry and Croft: Made in Britain

2014

Behind the camera

Dad's Army poster
5.0

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

Dad's Army

1971

The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! poster
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Whilst celebrating her birthday, Edith and René reminisce about their adventures during World War II.

The Best of 'Allo 'Allo!

1994

Further Up Pompeii poster
7.6

A BBC TV comedy movie about the people living in Pompeii prior to its destruction by volcano, focusing on the life of a house slave (played by Frankie Howerd). A sort of prequel to the 1971 movie "Up Pompeii"

Further Up Pompeii

1975

Which Way to the War poster
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Libya, October 1942. A party of British Desert Rat soldiers and two Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrives.

Which Way to the War

1994

Which Way to the War poster
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Libya, October 1942. A party of British Desert Rat soldiers and two Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrives.

Which Way to the War

1994

Which Way to the War poster
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Libya, October 1942. A party of British Desert Rat soldiers and two Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrives.

Which Way to the War

1994

Beane's of Boston poster
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To keep from being fired by his father, Franklin Beane has a bright idea for a theme week for the Mens and Ladies Wear department of Beane's of Boston department store. Pilot episode for a US remake of "Are You Being Served?"

Beane's of Boston

1979

Beane's of Boston poster
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To keep from being fired by his father, Franklin Beane has a bright idea for a theme week for the Mens and Ladies Wear department of Beane's of Boston department store. Pilot episode for a US remake of "Are You Being Served?"

Beane's of Boston

1979

Not Now Darling poster
5.1

A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.

Not Now Darling

1973

Iolanthe poster
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Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciprocates his feelings, she has a dilemma — she is so beautiful that all of the House of Lords, as well as her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, are also desirous of marriage.

Iolanthe

1968