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- Vince_Powell abstract "Vince Powell (6 August 1928 – 13 July 2009) was a British television writer.Powell was born as Vincent Smith to Roman Catholic parents in Miles Platting, Manchester. When he was five, his mother died; two years later, his father remarried. Powell was best known as a British sitcom creator and television writer, active at ITV from the mid-1960s.With his writing partner, Harry Driver (1931–1973), Powell created and wrote 11 sitcoms for ITV in an eight-year period, including the successful shows Bless This House and Love Thy Neighbour, though other writers contributed scripts to both series. The latter programme, according to The Times, was "intended to debunk racial stereotypes but came to be widely condemned for doing exactly the opposite. ... Powell and Driver were not racists, they merely tried to poke fun at racial bigotry in an era before political correctness would have made such a show impossible."Other popular series created and written by them for ITV include: George and the Dragon (1966–68), starring Sid James and Peggy Mount as chauffeur and housekeeper to John Le Mesurier Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967–71), set in the London rag trade, featuring an ethnically mis-matched pair of tailors, the Jewish Manny Cohen (John Bluthal) and the Irish-Catholic Patrick Kelly (Joe Lynch) For the Love of Ada (1970–71), in which Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles played romantically involved pensionersAfter Driver's death, Powell created Mind Your Language (1977–79, 1986). He also penned a number of scripts for the popular 1980s sitcom Never the Twain (1981–91) starring Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden, also for Thames Television, writing all of the final episodes from 1989 to 1991. Plus he wrote 3 series (20 episodes) of the Radio 2 sitcom For Better Or For Worse, starring Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard, between 1993 and 1996.Powell contributed material to the Cilla Black vehicles Blind Date (224 episodes) and Surprise, Surprise (130 episodes). He published his autobiography, From Rags to Gags, in 2008.Powell died aged 80 in Guildford, Surrey. His first marriage ended in divorce; as did his second marriage, to Judi Smith. His third marriage, to Geraldine Moore ended when he died. He had a son from his second marriage, and a son and daughter from his third.".
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- Vince_Powell alias "Smith, Vincent (birthname)".
- Vince_Powell birthDate "1928-08-06".
- Vince_Powell birthName "Vincent Smith".
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- Vince_Powell birthPlace Manchester.
- Vince_Powell birthPlace Miles_Platting.
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- Vince_Powell birthYear "1928".
- Vince_Powell deathDate "2009-07-13".
- Vince_Powell deathPlace England.
- Vince_Powell deathPlace Guildford.
- Vince_Powell deathPlace Surrey.
- Vince_Powell deathPlace United_Kingdom.
- Vince_Powell deathYear "2009".
- Vince_Powell genre Television.
- Vince_Powell nationality British_people.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Bless_This_House_(UK_TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork Bottle_Boys.
- Vince_Powell notableWork For_the_Love_of_Ada.
- Vince_Powell notableWork George_and_the_Dragon_(TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork Love_Thy_Neighbour.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Mind_Your_Language.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Nearest_and_Dearest.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Never_Mind_the_Quality,_Feel_the_Width.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Never_the_Twain.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Odd_Man_Out_(UK_TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork Pardon_the_Expression.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Rule,_Britannia!.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Slinger's_Day.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Two_in_Clover.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Best_of_Enemies_(TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork Here's_Harry.
- Vince_Powell notableWork My_Son_Reuben.
- Vince_Powell notableWork Spring_and_Autumn_(TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork The_Wackers_(TV_series).
- Vince_Powell notableWork Young_at_Heart_(1980_TV_series).
- Vince_Powell occupation Screenwriter.
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- Vince_Powell dateOfBirth "1928-08-06".
- Vince_Powell dateOfDeath "2009-07-13".
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- Vince_Powell deathPlace Surrey.
- Vince_Powell deathPlace United_Kingdom.
- Vince_Powell genre Television.
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- Vince_Powell name "Powell, Vince".
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- Vince_Powell notableworks "Best of Enemies".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Bless This House".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Bottle Boys".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Cilla's Celebration".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "For Better Or For Worse".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "For the Love of Ada".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "George and the Dragon".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Here's Harry".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Love Thy Neighbour".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Mind Your Language".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "My Son Reuben".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Nearest and Dearest".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Never the Twain".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Odd Man Out".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Pardon the Expression".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Rule Britannia!".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Slinger's Day".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Spring and Autumn".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "The Wackers".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Two in Clover".
- Vince_Powell notableworks "Young at Heart".
- Vince_Powell occupation Screenwriter.
- Vince_Powell period "1960".
- Vince_Powell placeOfBirth England.
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- Vince_Powell placeOfDeath England.
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- Vince_Powell shortDescription "British television writer and producer".
- Vince_Powell description "British television writer and producer".
- Vince_Powell description "British television writer and producer".
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- Vince_Powell subject Category:British_television_producers.
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