Dave Freeman (writer)
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Dave Freeman was a British
film
and television
writer, working chiefly in comedy
.
As well as writing sketches for comedians such as Tony Hancock
and Arthur Askey
, Freeman wrote screenplays for comedies including Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
(1967) and Carry On Behind
(1975) as well as being a regular series contributor to Bless This House. He also co-wrote, with Greg Freeman
, some episodes of the sitcom
Terry and June
, and was Benny Hill
's co-writer and sometimes supporting player from the early 1950s through the early 1960s.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
film
Film
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and television
Television
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writer, working chiefly in comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
.
As well as writing sketches for comedians such as Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock
Anthony John "Tony" Hancock was an English actor and comedian.-Early life and career:Hancock was born in Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, but from the age of three was brought up in Bournemouth, where his father, John Hancock, who ran the Railway Hotel in...
and Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
Arthur Bowden Askey CBE was a prominent English comedian.- Life and career :Askey was born at 29 Moses Street, Liverpool, the eldest child and only son of Samuel Askey , secretary of the firm Sugar Products of Liverpool, and his wife, Betsy Bowden , of Knutsford, Cheshire...
, Freeman wrote screenplays for comedies including Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon is a 1967 British science fiction comedy film directed by Don Sharp and produced by Harry Alan Towers...
(1967) and Carry On Behind
Carry On Behind
Carry On Behind is the twenty-seventh Carry On film and was released in 1975. The film was the first not to feature Sid James since Follow That Camel seven years previously. It was also the first not to be scripted by Talbot Rothwell since Carry On Cruising 13 years previously. James was busy...
(1975) as well as being a regular series contributor to Bless This House. He also co-wrote, with Greg Freeman
Greg Freeman
Greg Freeman is an English playwright and television writer.He notably adapted the US sitcom Who's the Boss? into its English version, The Upper Hand.Other television credits include, Terry and June and Keep it in the Family ....
, some episodes of the sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Terry and June
Terry and June
Terry and June is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987. The programme is largely a continuation of Happy Ever After, and stars Terry Scott and June Whitfield as a middle-class suburban couple, Terry and June Medford...
, and was Benny Hill
Benny Hill
Benny Hill was an English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.-Early life:...
's co-writer and sometimes supporting player from the early 1950s through the early 1960s.