Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais, OBE, (born 7 January 1937), is in partnership with Dick Clement, one of the most influential television writers in Britain. Their fame rests primarily on four series, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. They have also written various other work for TV and a number of films, including The Commitments (with Roddy Doyle), Still Crazy, Goal!, Flushed Away, Across the Universe and ... more

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  • Jan 7, 1937 (age 72 years)
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Going Straight

Going Straight was a BBC sitcom which emerged as a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the...

Porridge

Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film. Written by...

Spender

Spender is a BBC television drama set in Newcastle upon Tyne, written by Ian La Frenais and Jimmy Nail, who also starred. The series was produced by Steve...
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