Bob Block, British comedy writer (Rentaghost, Life with The Lyons) died he was , 89.

Bob Block was a British radio, television and film comedy scriptwriter died he was , 89..

(1921 – 17 April 2011)

Career

His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic sitcom Life with the Lyons for Ben Lyon, as well as working with Arthur Askey and Frankie Howerd.^[3]
Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including including Pardon My Genie (1972-73), Robert's Robots (1974–75), Galloping Galaxies (1985) and the BBC's long-running Rentaghost (1976–84).

Notable credits

 Radio

• Variety Bandbox (1940s-1950s)
• Radio Rinso (1950)
• The Starlight Hour (1950)
• Life with the Lyons (1951-1961)
• Festival of Britain (1951)
• Arthur's Inn (1952)
• Discord in Three Flats (1962)

Television

• Our House (1960)
• That's My Boy (1963)
• Crackerjack (1964-1973)
• Hey Presto it’s Rolf (1966)
• Broaden Your Mind (1968-1969)
• Ken Dodd and the Diddymen (1969-1970)
• The Dave King Show (1969-1970)
• Dave Allen At Large (1970-1979)
• Pardon My Genie (1972-1973)
• Roberts Robots (1973-1974)
• Truscott's Luck
• Rentaghost (1975-1984)
• Grandad (1979-1984)
• Galloping Galaxies! (1985-1986)

Music hall

• Kindly Leave the Stage (1968)

 

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