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Geoffrey Perkins
Geoffrey Perkins (22 February 1953 – 29 August 2008) was a British comedy writer, producer and performer. He served as Head of Comedy at BBC Television from 1995 to 2001, overseei…
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Geoffrey Perkins (22 February 1953 – 29 August 2008) was a British comedy writer, producer and performer. He served as Head of Comedy at BBC Television from 1995 to 2001, overseeing major series including The Royle Family, The Fast Show and Jonathan Creek. Perkins first gained prominence as a radio producer, most notably on BBC Radio 4’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where he helped shape the series’ sound and structure. He also helped revitalise I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue, introducing the long-running “Mornington Crescent” round. He co-created and starred in Radio Active with Angus Deayton, later adapted for television as KYTV. After working at Hat Trick Productions, he returned to the BBC before moving into independent production with Tiger Aspect, producing acclaimed shows including The Catherine Tate Show, Harry & Paul, Father Ted and Benidorm. Perkins was widely respected for his editorial judgment and influence on modern British comedy.
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2010
Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose
TV show Producer
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2009
May Contain Nuts
TV show Producer
- 2008
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2007
Benidorm
TV show Producer
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2005
Harry & Paul
TV show Producer
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2004
The Catherine Tate Show
TV show Producer
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2001
'Orrible
TV show Producer
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2001
World of Pub
TV show Producer
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2001
Lee Evans: So What Now?
TV show Producer
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2001
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
TV show Producer
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2000
My Family
TV show Producer
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2000
Coupling
TV show Executive Producer
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2000
My Hero
TV show Producer
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1999
Hippies
TV show Producer
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1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Movie Executive Producer
More credits
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1998
Ted & Ralph
Movie Executive Producer
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1998
Kiss Me Kate
TV show Producer
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1997
Operation Good Guys
TV show
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1997
A Perfect State
TV show Producer
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1995
A Very Open Prison
Movie Producer
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1995
Coogan's Run
TV show Writer
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1995
The Thin Blue Line
TV show Producer
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1995
Father Ted
TV show Voice of Spanish Interpreter
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1995
Game On
TV show Producer
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1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
TV show Additional Writing
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1990
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
TV show Writer
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1990
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
TV show Producer
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1989
About Face
TV show Writer
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1989
Norbert Smith: A Life
Movie Producer
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1989
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie
Movie Producer
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1989
KYTV
TV show
- 1988
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1987
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
Movie Producer
