27th September 2011

Robert is honoured and very excited to be involved in the brand new website BritishTheatre.com. A fabulous portal for the best in West End theatre, Robert has signed up to be the company’s head writer and is all ready hatching a top secret, extremely fun project for later in the year. Sadly, the day was marred by the news that David Croft had died at the ripe old age of 89. Director, producer and writer, he is of course best loved as the co-writer of ‘Dad’s Army’ alongside Jimmy Perry. The two men also brought warm nostalgia to the sitcom schedules with ‘Hi-De-Hi’ and, Robert’s personal favourite, ‘It ‘Ain’t ‘Alf Hot, Mum!’. David Croft also teamed up with Jeremy Lloyd to write the more innuendo-based classics ‘Are You Being Served?’ and ‘Allo, ‘Allo’. He also produced such television favourites as ‘Hugh and I’ and ‘Up Pompeii’ and directed the intricate ‘Steptoe and Son’ episode ‘Divided We Stand’. A true comedy craftsman, his legacy will never fade. You have been watching. We always will.

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