Hugh Woodhouse
Hugh Woodhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse 12 February 1934 Romsford, Essex |
| Died | 29 August 2011 (aged 77) |
| Occupations | Television and film screenwriter |
| Notable credit | Supercar |
| Family | Martin Woodhouse (brother) |
Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse (12 February 1934[1][2][3] – 29 August[4] 2011)[5] was a screenwriter and the younger brother of Martin Woodhouse, also a screenwriter. Together, they wrote 23 episodes of Supercar.[6]
Woodhouse enrolled at St John's College, Cambridge, in 1954.[7]
He co-wrote the BBC children's sitcom Leave It To Pastry (1960), the ITV sitcom Colonel Trumper's Private War (1961),[8] and the comedy films Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961)[9] and Dentist on the Job (1961).[10]
In 2002, he became associated with Cubeword Games Limited, a Shaftesbury-based manufacturer of games and toys. He became a company director on 17 April, and on 7 May, Woodhouse became a secretary.[3]
He died on 29 August 2011, which would have been his brother's 79th birthday.[4][6]
References
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- ^ "Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse, Cubeword Games Limited". FindtheCompany. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b UKInfo.info. "Cubeword Games Limited, Shaftesbury, United Kingdom". Ukinfo.info. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "The Old Bradfieldian Society Newsletter" (PDF). The Old Bradfieldian. Autumn 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Jamie (14 December 2013). "Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Supercar". Gerryanderson.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b Steve Holland (5 July 2011). "Martin Woodhouse obituary | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "The Eagle 2014 – Volume 96" (PDF). St John's College, Cambridge. 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1998). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC Worldwide. pp. 146, 464. ISBN 0-563-36977-9.
- ^ Edwards, Bill (21 July 1960). "Production". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 23.
- ^ Jamieson, Georgy (22 November 2020). "Open Wide for Dentist On The Job". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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