Douglas Argent

Douglas George Charles Argent (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was a British television producer and director.

Born in Bexleyheath, Kent and raised in Ilford, Essex, Argent's parents ran an ironmongers shop.[1] He served as a navigator during World War II with 84 Squadron, but his plane was shot down and he was held as a Japanese prisoner-of-war[2][3] at Osaka's POW Camp #4 Ikuno.

Following a career as an actor, he had a small role in The Colditz Story[4] (1955) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Argent became a floor manager, the assistant director with the BBC later gravitating to work as a director and producer.[5] In this role he supervised early episodes of Till Death Us Do Part (1965).

During the next decade he had a period as the producer of The Liver Birds (1972–76)[1] and of the last series of Steptoe and Son (1974). His last work for the BBC before his official retirement from the corporation was the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979).[1] Subsequently, he freelanced, working for ITV and Channel 4. His last work was directing episodes of EastEnders in 1991.[5]

Filmography
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gollark: Wait, *which* vaccine? There are quite a few.
gollark: I think I read that T-cell or something response lasted much longer.
gollark: Also, you can do *some* fun stuff without going out much, and criticizing other people because their priorities do not match yours/they weight risk more is somewhat bees.
gollark: (I'm sure some people will be stupid and think they're entirely safe after just one...)

References
  1. Hayward, Anthony (6 December 2010). "Douglas Argent obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Obituary: Douglas Argent, television producer". The Scotsman. 24 November 2010.
  3. Argent held as POW in Japan
  4. Baker, Richard Anthony (6 December 2010). "Douglas Argent". The Stage.
  5. "Douglas Argent". The Times. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020. (subscription required)
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