Bob Block (20 July 1921 – 17 April 2011) was a British radio and television comedy scriptwriter.

Timothy Robert William Block
Born(1921-07-20)July 20, 1921[1]
Died(2011-04-17)April 17, 2011 (aged 89)[1][2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedy scriptwriter
Years active1950–1986[3]
Known forLife with the Lyons, Rentaghost, Pardon My Genie, Robert's Robots

Career

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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 Pardon My Genie (1972–73), Robert's Robots (1974–75), Galloping Galaxies (1985) and the BBC's Rentaghost (1976–84).

Notable credits

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Radio

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Television

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Music hall

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  • Kindly Leave the Stage (1968)
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bob Block, comedy scriptwriter". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Bob Block: Life with the Lyons on 4 Extra". Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bob Block Writing C.V." Retrieved 4 May 2011.