Groundbreaking sitcom writer Ray Galton dies
Along with Alan Simpson, Galton helped shape British comedy, pioneering a formula of sitcom that is emulated to this day.
He was not on the list.
Ray Galton, one half of the writing duo who created Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe & Son, has died aged 88.
The iconic scriptwriter died last night after a "long and heartbreaking battle with dementia", his family announced.
He "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family".
Along with Alan Simpson, Galton helped shape British comedy, pioneering a formula of sitcom that is followed to this day.
The family has asked for privacy at this time.
His manager Tessa Le Bars said: "I have had the great honour of working with Ray for over 50 years and for the last 40 as his manager and friend.
"With his lifelong co-writer, the late Alan Simpson, they were regarded as the fathers and creators of British sitcom.
"The end of an iconic era, but the legacy of Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son and over 600 scripts is huge.
"They will endure, inspire and bring laughter to the nation for evermore."
Ray Galton met his friend and writing partner at Milford Sanatorium in Surrey after both were diagnosed with tuberculosis as teenagers.
As well as their famous sitcoms, they wrote television, film and stage scripts for the likes of Frankie Howerd, Peter Sellers, Leonard Rossiter and Arthur Lowe
Steptoe and Son was adapted for US TV as Sanford and Son and ran for several years in the 1970s on NBC.
Simpson died in February 2017.
Writer
Lost Sitcoms (2016)
Lost Sitcoms
5.2
TV Mini Series
writer
2016
2 episodes
Fleksnes fataliteter (1972)
Fleksnes fataliteter
8.4
TV Series
writer
1972–2003
40 episodes
Himmelen kan vente
7.2
TV Movie
Writer
2001
Get Well Soon (1997)
Get Well Soon
7.2
TV Series
writer
1997
6 episodes
Paul Merton in Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... (1996)
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...
6.5
TV Series
Writer
1996
4 episodes
Tomas von Brömssen in Herbert & Robert (1995)
Herbert & Robert
7.8
TV Series
Writer
1995
1 episode
Camilo & Filho Lda. (1995)
Camilo & Filho Lda.
6.8
TV Series
Writer
1995–1996
Frankie Howerd on Campus (1990)
Frankie Howerd on Campus
7.5
TV Special
Writer
1990
Camping (1990)
Camping
3.3
Writer
1990
Sten-Åke Cederhök and Tomas von Brömssen in Sommarkvetter
(1988)
Sommarkvetter
7.2
TV Movie
writer
1988
Room at the Bottom (1986)
Room at the Bottom
6.8
TV Series
Writer
1986–1988
13 episodes
Sten-Åke Cederhök and Tomas von Brömssen in Mordet på
Skolgatan 15 (1984)
Mordet på Skolgatan 15
7.5
TV Movie
writer
1984
Sten-Åke Cederhök and Tomas von Brömssen in Albert &
Herberts julkalender (1982)
Albert & Herberts julkalender
8.1
TV Series
screenplay
1982
16 episodes
Albert & Herbert (1981)
Albert & Herbert
8.4
TV Movie
writer
1981
Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)
Sanford
6.7
TV Series
based on "Steptoe and Son" created by
1980–1981
26 episodes
Comedy Tonight
TV Movie
Writer
1980
The Lad Himself
TV Special
excerpts from a work by
1980
Spaß beiseite - Herbert kommt! (1979)
Spaß beiseite - Herbert kommt!
TV Series
original teleplay
1979–1980
7 episodes
Leonard Rossiter in Le Petomane (1979)
Le Petomane
6.6
Short
writer
1979
Sten-Åke Cederhök and Tomas von Brömssen in Albert &
Herbert (1974)
Albert & Herbert
7.9
TV Series
writer
original idea
1974–1979
28 episodes
Spooner's Patch (1979)
Spooner's Patch
6.4
TV Series
Writer
1979
4 episodes
Zwei Mann um einen Herd
TV Series
idea
1979
2 episodes
The Tea Ladies
5.8
TV Movie
Writer
1979
Brasse Brännström and Magnus Härenstam in Skyll inte på mig!
(1978)
Skyll inte på mig!
6.8
TV Series
script
1978
5 episodes
LaWanda Page and Teddy Wilson in Sanford Arms (1977)
Sanford Arms
5.9
TV Series
based on "Steptoe and Son" created by
1977
8 episodes
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
written by
1977
7 episodes
Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
Sanford and Son
7.9
TV Series
"Steptoe and Son" created by
"Three Feathers" by
"Homes Fit for Heroes" by ...
1972–1977
135 episodes
Tittertime
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Writer
1975
Skraphandlerne (1975)
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6.2
Writer
1975
Dawsons Weekly (1975)
Dawsons Weekly
7.8
TV Series
Writer
1975
Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett in Steptoe and Son
(1962)
Steptoe and Son
7.8
TV Series
written by
by
writer
1962–1974
57 episodes
Den siste Fleksnes (1974)
Den siste Fleksnes
6.7
story
1974
You'll Never Walk Alone
TV Movie
Writer
1974
Holiday with Strings (1974)
Holiday with Strings
8.8
TV Movie
Writer
1974
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Comedy Playhouse
7.2
TV Series
script
writer
by
1961–1974
17 episodes
Jan Adair, Astrid Frank, Maureen Lipman, Leslie Phillips,
and Madeline Smith in Casanova '73 (1973)
Casanova '73
6.5
TV Series
writer
1973
7 episodes
Diana Dors in Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
6.7
written by
1973
An Evening with Francis Howerd
6.0
TV Series
script contribution
1973
3 episodes
Frankie Howerd in Ulster
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script contributor
1973
Micheline Presle and Catherine Rouvel in Clochemerle (1972)
Clochemerle
8.0
TV Series
writer
1972
9 episodes
Steptoe & Son (1972)
Steptoe & Son
6.5
written by
1972
The Chastity Belt (1972)
The Chastity Belt
5.2
screenplay
1972
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
5.3
by (segment "Pride")
1971
Frankie Howerd's Hour
TV Mini Series
writer
1971
2 episodes
The Laughing Stock of Television
TV Movie
Writer
1971
Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla (1961)
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8.0
TV Series
teleplay
story
1961–1971
10 episodes
Richard Attenborough, Hywel Bennett, and Roy Holder in Loot
(1970)
Loot
5.4
screenplay
1970
Pauline Collins, Jonathan Elsom, and Martin Shaw in The
Mating Machine (1970)
The Mating Machine
TV Series
writer
1970
1 episode
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna
Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
5.9
TV Series
writer
1970
1 episode
Galton and Simpson Comedy (1969)
Galton and Simpson Comedy
7.6
TV Series
written by
1969
6 episodes
Cilla Black in Cilla (1968)
Cilla
7.2
TV Series
script: Frankie Howerd
1968
1 episode
Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees
TV Special
Writer
1968
Before the Fringe
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Writer
1967
1 episode
Harry H. Corbett in Mr. Aitch (1967)
Mr. Aitch
7.4
TV Series
writer
1967
3 episodes
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose
5.5
screenplay
story
1966
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
6.0
TV Movie
Writer
1966
Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Show (1959)
The Ken Dodd Show
6.2
TV Series
writer: Steptoe and Son sketch
1966
1 episode
Frankie Howerd in Frankie Howerd (1964)
Frankie Howerd
7.1
TV Series
writer
1964–1966
12 episodes
East of Howerd
TV Movie
Writer
1966
Aldo Ray and Lee Tracy in Steptoe and Son (1965)
Steptoe and Son
TV Movie
created by (creator)
1965
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Writer
1965
Mittagessen im Park
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play
1965
Kohtaaminen
TV Movie
Writer
1965
Die Patentlösung
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play
1964
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
7.1
TV Series
writer
1964
1 episode
A Last Word on the Election
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written by
1964
Engpass
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play
1964
Um Antwort wird gebeten
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play
1964
Milligan's Wake
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Writer
1964–1965
Clicquot & Co.
TV Movie
Writer
1964
The Bargee (1964)
The Bargee
6.3
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screenplay
1964
Kaverukset
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writer
1962–1963
22 episodes
De reünie
TV Movie
Writer
1963
Peter Sellers in The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.7
written by
1963
Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
6.1
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Writer
1958–1962
3 episodes
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Writer
1962
Hancock (1961)
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8.5
TV Series
written by
1961
6 episodes
Call Me Genius (1961)
Call Me Genius
6.8
original story
screenplay
1961
Citizen James (1960)
Citizen James
7.3
TV Series
writer
1960
6 episodes
Ladies and Gentle-Men
TV Movie
Writer
1960
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
Hancock's Half Hour
8.4
TV Series
written by
story
1956–1960
57 episodes
The World Our Stage
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writer
1958
1 episode
The April 8th Show (Seven Days Early)
8.1
TV Movie
Writer
1958
These Are the Shows
TV Special
written by
1957
Early to Braden
TV Series
Writer
1957–1958
Norman Chappell and Tony Hancock in The Tony Hancock Show
(1956)
The Tony Hancock Show
7.8
TV Series
Writer (uncredited)
1957
2 episodes
Actor
Get Well Soon (1997)
Get Well Soon
7.2
TV Series
The Distinguished Gentleman
1997
1 episode
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
Hancock's Half Hour
8.4
TV Series
Barracker
Lance-Corporal
1956–1959
2 episodes
Producer
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
associate producer
1977
7 episodes
The Bargee (1964)
The Bargee
6.3
executive producer (uncredited)
1964
Thanks
Heroes of Comedy (1992)
Heroes of Comedy
6.7
TV Series
special thanks
1995
1 episode
Self
BAFTA Televsion Awards 2016 (2016)
BAFTA Televsion Awards 2016
5.9
TV Special
Self - Pre-Recorded Segment
2016
Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began
6.8
TV Movie
Self
2014
The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
The Native Hue of Resolution
Self - Writer
2013
My Hero
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Self
2013
1 episode
The Many Faces of... (2009)
The Many Faces of...
6.3
TV Series
Self
2013
1 episode
Frankie Howerd in Frankie Howerd: The Lost Tapes (2013)
Frankie Howerd: The Lost Tapes
8.2
TV Movie
Self - Writer, The Frankie Howerd Show
2013
John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy
TV Short
Self
2012
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
TV Movie
Self - Writer
2010
The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments
TV Movie
Self
2008
Mark Lawson in Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003)
Mark Lawson Talks to...
8.3
TV Series
Self
2008
1 episode
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
6.1
TV Movie
Self
2008
Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
The South Bank Show
6.9
TV Series
Self
2007
1 episode
The World's Greatest Comedy Characters
5.2
TV Special
Self
2007
The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
The Story of Light Entertainment
7.7
TV Mini Series
Self
2006
2 episodes
Who Killed the Sitcom?
5.8
TV Movie
Self
2006
The Ultimate Sitcom
6.0
TV Movie
Self
2006
Unknown Hancock
7.6
TV Movie
Self
2005
Arena (1975)
Arena
7.6
TV Series
Self
1993–2005
2 episodes
Britain's Best Sitcom (2004)
Britain's Best Sitcom
7.4
TV Series
Self
2004
1 episode
The Showbiz Set (2002)
The Showbiz Set
7.4
TV Mini Series
Self - Writer: 'Steptoe and Son'
Self - Comedy Writer
2002
2 episodes
When Steptoe Met Son (2002)
When Steptoe Met Son
6.8
TV Movie
Self
2002
Heroes of Comedy (1992)
Heroes of Comedy
6.7
TV Series
Self
Self - Writer: 'Steptoe and Son'
1992–2002
3 episodes
The Greatest (1998)
The Greatest
6.2
TV Series
Self
2001
1 episode
The Unforgettable Frankie Howerd (2000)
The Unforgettable Frankie Howerd
TV Movie
Self - Frankie Howerd's Writer
2000
The Unforgettable Sid James
6.6
TV Movie
Self - Writer
2000
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom
7.4
TV Mini Series
Self
1999
Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (1997)
Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC
6.6
TV Mini Series
Self - Comedy Writer
1997
1 episode
Without Walls (1990)
Without Walls
5.7
TV Series
Self
1993
1 episode
Television's Greatest Hits
TV Series
Self
1992
1 episode
Omnibus (1967)
Omnibus
7.2
TV Series
Self
1985
1 episode
Looks Familiar (1970)
Looks Familiar
7.9
TV Series
Self - Guest
1984
1 episode
2nd House (1973)
2nd House
5.8
TV Series
Self
1975
1 episode
Nationwide (1969)
Nationwide
6.8
TV Series
Self
1973
1 episode
Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke (1967)
Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke
5.9
Short
Self (uncredited)
1967
Archive Footage
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
6.5
TV Movie
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2016
Heroes of Comedy (1992)
Heroes of Comedy
6.7
TV Series
(archive footage)
1998
1 episode
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