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Bob Larbey(1934-2014)

  • Writer
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Bob Larbey was born on 24 June 1934 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Please Sir! (1968), The Fenn Street Gang (1971) and Now and Then (1983). He was married to Patricia (Trish) Marshall. He died on 31 March 2014 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 24, 1934
DiedMarch 31, 2014(79)
BornJune 24, 1934
DiedMarch 31, 2014(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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John Alderton, Peter Cleall, Richard Davies, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, and Joan Sanderson in Please Sir! (1968)
Please Sir!
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
John Alderton, David Barry, Peter Cleall, Peter Denyer, Liz Gebhardt, Carol Hawkins, and Leon Vitali in The Fenn Street Gang (1971)
The Fenn Street Gang
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Bernard Holley in Now and Then (1983)
Now and Then
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
Ever Decreasing Circles
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Otto Schenk and Harald Serafin in Schon wieder Sonntag (2018)
    Schon wieder Sonntag
    TV Movie
    • play "A Month of Sundays"
    • 2018
  • As Time Goes By (1992)
    As Time Goes By
    8.3
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1992–2005
  • Chris Barrie, Steve Coogan, Adrian Edmondson, and Jennifer Saunders in More Great Comedy Moments (2003)
    More Great Comedy Moments
    6.8
    Video
    • written by: "Ever Decreasing Circles"
    • 2003
  • Ain't Misbehavin' (1997)
    Ain't Misbehavin'
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • deviser
    • 1997
  • My Good Friend (1995)
    My Good Friend
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1995–1996
  • Down to Earth (1995)
    Down to Earth
    5.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Mulberry (1992)
    Mulberry
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • written by
    • 1992–1993
  • Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, and Dennis Waterman in On the Up (1990)
    On the Up
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990–1992
  • Hope It Rains (1991)
    Hope It Rains
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1991–1992
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
    7.8
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1991
  • Karl Howman in Brush Strokes (1986)
    Brush Strokes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1986–1991
  • Single Voices (1990)
    Single Voices
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
    Ever Decreasing Circles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • by
    • written by
    • 1984–1989
  • Age-Old Friends (1989)
    Age-Old Friends
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • play "A Month Of Sundays"
    • teleplay
    • 1989
  • Double First (1988)
    Double First
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • by
    • 1988

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 24, 1934
    • Lambeth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 31, 2014
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia (Trish) Marshall1973 - 2006 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    His stage play, A Month of Sundays, won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Comedy in 1987. Larbey himself adapted the play for a Canadian-produced film version in 1989, starring Hume Cronyn
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    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    He met co-writer John Esmonde when they attended school in Clapham.
  • Quotes
    [on choosing Surbiton as the setting for The Good Life (1975)] To be honest, we were just looking for something that sounded like suburbia in big capital letters. We just picked it at random.

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