Alan J.W. Bell: Alan J.W. Bell. Director: Last of the Summer Wine. Alan James William Bell was a British television director/producer, best known for his 29-year long stint at the helm of BBC's popular sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (1973). Alan was the son of James Bell, a London Electricity Board cashier, and his wife Agnes, who worked as a dressmaker. After finishing high school, Alan worked as a projectionist in Leven,...
Known For: Last of the Summer Wine (Director), Ripping Yarns (Director), Lost for Words (Director), Emmerdale Farm (Director(as Alan Bell, 1997, directed by))