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Colin Bostock-Smith

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Colin Bostock-Smith was born in 1942 in Uckfield, Sussex, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Alas Smith & Jones (1984), Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) and Trouble in Mind (1991). He has been married to Patricia M. since 1968.
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    Known for

    Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith in Alas Smith & Jones (1984)
    Alas Smith & Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, and Pamela Stephenson in Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
    Not the Nine O'Clock News
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Trouble in Mind (1991)
    Trouble in Mind
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Richard O'Sullivan and Joanne Ridley in Me and My Girl (1984)
    Me and My Girl
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Off Their Rockers (2013)
      Off Their Rockers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer (as Colin Bostock Smith)
      • 2016
    • The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
      The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
      6.9
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2006
    • As Time Goes By (1992)
      As Time Goes By
      8.3
      TV Series
      • original idea
      • based on an original idea by (as Colin Bostock Smith)
      • 1992–2005
    • Barry Jones, Stuart MacLeod, and Pete Firman in Dirty Tricks (2005)
      Dirty Tricks
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • The Ralf Little Show
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Johnny Vaughan Tonight
      5.8
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2002–2003
    • Life's a Pitch
      TV Movie
      • devised by
      • 2000
    • Denise Van Outen in Something for the Weekend (1999)
      Something for the Weekend
      5.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Jasper Carrott in Jasper Carrott: Back to the Front (1999)
      Jasper Carrott: Back to the Front
      7.6
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 1999
    • The Best Show in the World... Probably
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Nikola (1997)
      Nikola
      5.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1997
    • The Clive James Show (1995)
      The Clive James Show
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • The Upper Hand (1990)
      The Upper Hand
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1996
    • Clive James on 1994
      7.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Clive James on 1993
      8.6
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1993

    Additional Crew

    • What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson (2005)
      What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson
      TV Series
      • program associate
      • 2005
    • Big Night (1978)
      Big Night
      4.3
      TV Series
      • program associate
      • 1978

    Script and Continuity Department

    • A Royal Birthday Celebration
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • script associate
      • 1998
    • The Upper Hand (1990)
      The Upper Hand
      6.6
      TV Series
      • script associate
      • 1996
    • Clive James on the 80s (1989)
      Clive James on the 80s
      TV Special
      • script consultant
      • 1989
    • Clive James in Saturday Night Clive (1989)
      Saturday Night Clive
      7.4
      TV Series
      • script consultant
      • 1989
    • Kelly's Eye (1985)
      Kelly's Eye
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 1985
    • James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
      James Bond: The First 21 Years
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • script consultant
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Sir Colin Bostock-Smith
    • Born
      • 1942
      • Uckfield, Sussex, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Patricia M.1968 - present
    • Children
      • Adam Bostock-Smith

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of fellow writer Adam Bostock-Smith.

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