Bob Spiers

Directing·Sep 27, 1945·Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director. He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart. Spiers won a BAFTA Award twice for his work as a television comedy director.

Film	Credit
The Best of French & Saunders2002 · Director	Director
Chilly Dogs2001 · Director	Director
The Fast Show Live1998 · Director	Director
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life1998 · Director	Director
Spice World1997 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
That Darn Cat1997 · Director	Director
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout1996 · Director	Director
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous1995 · Director	Director
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol1994 · Director	Director
Queen of the Wild Frontier1993 · Vicar	Vicar
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '881988 · Director	Director
Didn't You Kill My Brother?1988 · Director	Director
Up Line1987 · Director	Director
Gino: Full Story and Pics1984 · Director	Director
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques1984 · Director	Director
Susie1984 · Director	Director
Five Go Mad on Mescalin1983 · Director	Director
The Beat Generation1983 · Director	Director
War1983 · Director	Director
Five Go Mad in Dorset1982 · Director	Director