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Brian Tesler(1929-2024)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Brian Tesler was born on 19 February 1929 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Benny Hill Show (1957), Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955) and Saturday Spectacular (1956). He was married to Audrey Maclean. He died on 30 October 2024 in the UK.
BornFebruary 19, 1929
DiedOctober 30, 2024(95)
BornFebruary 19, 1929
DiedOctober 30, 2024(95)
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Known for

Benny Hill and Peter Vernon in The Benny Hill Show (1957)
The Benny Hill Show
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Saturday Spectacular (1956)
Saturday Spectacular
5.4
TV Series
  • Producer
New Look
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)
    Alice Through the Looking Box
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British (1960)
    Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Live from Talk of the Town
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Saturday Spectacular (1956)
    Saturday Spectacular
    5.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • New Look
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • Secombe and Friends
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • A Santa for Christmas
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
    Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Benny Hill and Peter Vernon in The Benny Hill Show (1957)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • The Howerd Crowd
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Billy Cotton Band Show (1956)
    Billy Cotton Band Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • The Great Little Tilley
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Fast and Loose
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Bath-Night with Braden
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • The Centre Show
    4.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955

Director

  • Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British (1960)
    Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Secombe and Friends
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
    Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1958
  • A Santa for Christmas
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Benny Hill and Peter Vernon in The Benny Hill Show (1957)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1960
  • Saturday Spectacular (1956)
    Saturday Spectacular
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • The Howerd Crowd
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Barbara with Braden
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1953

Writer

  • New Look
    TV Series
    • deviser
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Brian Tesler CBE
  • Born
    • February 19, 1929
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 30, 2024
    • UK
  • Spouse
    • Audrey MacleanOctober 28, 1959 - 2008 (her death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Produced Benny Hill's first special for ATV in 1957; twelve years later, as a senior executive at Thames Television, was involved in the negotiations to bring Hill to Thames.

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