John Howard Davies

John Howard Davies

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Howard Davies  (born Paddington, London; 9 March 1939) is a British television director and producer and former child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the television series William Tell (1958). After school at Haileybury, further education at Grenoble and National Service in the Royal Navy, he started working in the City in a finance company. After that, he trained as a carpet salesman but quit after six months to travel the world. Ending up in Australia he returned to acting and met his wife Leonie when they both appeared in The Sound of Music. Back in Britain he tried selling oil to industry in Wembley and then became a production assistant in the BBC at the end of 1968. He is now best known for his adult career as a director and producer of several highly successful British sitcoms including All Gas and Gaiters, Fawlty Towers (series 1), The Goodies, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Good Life, No Job for a Lady and Mr. Bean. Davies was also the producer and director of the sketch show The World of Beachcomber and the earliest episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also directed several episodes of The Vicar of Dibley. He became the BBC's Head of Comedy from 1977-1982,then head of Light Entertainment and finally Controller Managing Director of EMI Television Productions and the Head of Light Entertainment at ITV broadcaster Thames Television. During the last role he was cited by the popular press as the man who 'sacked' comedian Benny Hill when the station decided not to renew his contract after 20 years service. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Howard Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Title: John Howard Davies
  • Popularity: 3.788
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1939-03-09
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Джон Хауард Дэвис, Джон Хоуард Дэвис, Джон Говард Дэвис
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John Howard Davies Movies

  • 1948
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    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    7.467 1948 HD

    When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice....

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  • 1951
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    Tom Brown's Schooldays

    Tom Brown's Schooldays

    6.9 1951 HD

    When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his...

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  • 1949
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    The Rocking Horse Winner

    The Rocking Horse Winner

    6.568 1949 HD

    A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents...

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  • 1952
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    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.3 1952 HD

    Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

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  • 2009
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    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    6 2009 HD

    A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.

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  • 2009
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    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    8 2009 HD

    30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

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  • 2007
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    What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    1 2007 HD

    A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's...

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  • 2010
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    All About The Good Life

    All About The Good Life

    1 2010 HD

    What was it really like behind the scenes of The Good Life? With contributions from Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Monty Don, Brian Sewell and John...

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  • 1984
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    Kim

    Kim

    6 1984 HD

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  • 1987
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    Bloody New Year

    Bloody New Year

    5.227 1987 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Paul McCartney Special

    The Paul McCartney Special

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1995
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    Torvill and Bean

    Torvill and Bean

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

    The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC...

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

    The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    1.963 1970 HD

    British sitcom in which Reverend Philip Lambe, after becoming bored in his wealthy Oxfordshire parish, asks for a transfer to a more difficult...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

    Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.7 1970 HD

    No Job for a Lady is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 7 February 1990 to 10 February 1992. Starring Penelope Keith, it was written by Alex...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.7 1970 HD

    No Job for a Lady is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 7 February 1990 to 10 February 1992. Starring Penelope Keith, it was written by Alex...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5 1970 HD

    Mr Palfrey of Westminster was a British television drama produced by Thames Television, which ran in 1984–85.

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

    Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

    Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

    Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.232 1970 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

    After Henry is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1988 to 1992. Starring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson, it had started on BBC Radio 4 in...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

    Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames Television, it first aired on 20 October 1986. After...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

    Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames Television, it first aired on 20 October 1986. After...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.6 1970 HD

    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.7 1970 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.241 1970 HD

    Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

    Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.241 1970 HD

    Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

    Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.2 1970 HD

    The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.4 1970 HD

    Reverend Granger is assigned as the Vicar of the rural parish of Dibley, but she is not quite what the villagers expected.

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.6 1970 HD

    Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    1 1970 HD

    The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

    After the deaths of her parents, Jace moves in with her godfather Harry, who runs a waxwork museum in a seaside town. He hopes the weather will...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.7 1970 HD

    It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

    Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. It stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.8 1970 HD

    Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.6 1970 HD

    Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7 1970 HD

    Two passengers meet in reception at Gatwick airport. Although unknown to each other, they find they are on the same flight and staying in the same...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.25 1970 HD

    Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.25 1970 HD

    Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith...

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

    After the deaths of her parents, Jace moves in with her godfather Harry, who runs a waxwork museum in a seaside town. He hopes the weather will...

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E6

    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.232 1970 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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