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{{Short description|British television producer and director}}
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'''Douglas George Charles Argent''' (21 May 1921 &ndash; 30 October 2010) was an English television producer and director.
'''Douglas George Charles Argent''' (21 May 1921 &ndash; 30 October 2010) was an English television producer and director.


Born in Bexleyheath, Kent and raised in [[Ilford]], Essex, Argent's parents ran an ironmongers shop.<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/dec/06/douglas-argent-obituary|title=Douglas Argent obituary|work=The Guardian|date=6 December 2010|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> He served as a navigator during World War II with [[No. 84 Squadron RAF|84 Squadron]], but his plane was shot down and he was held as a Japanese [[prisoner-of-war]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Douglas-Argent-television-producer.6637305.jp|title=Obituary: Douglas Argent, television producer|work=The Scotsman|date=24 November 2010}} {{Dead link|date=August 2020|reason=Not preserved in the Wayback machine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk/cdb2/Controller.jsp?action=simplesearchresults&surname-pattern=argent&firstnames-pattern=douglas |title=Argent held as POW in Japan |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235601/http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk/cdb2/Controller.jsp?action=simplesearchresults&surname-pattern=argent&firstnames-pattern=douglas |url-status=dead }}</ref> at [[Osaka]]'s POW [http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/osaka/ikuno/ikuno_brits.html Camp #4 Ikuno.]
Born in Bexleyheath, Kent and raised in [[w:Ilford|Ilford]], Essex, Argent's parents ran an ironmongers shop.<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/dec/06/douglas-argent-obituary|title=Douglas Argent obituary|work=The Guardian|date=6 December 2010|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> He served as a navigator during World War II with [[w:No. 84 Squadron RAF|84 Squadron]], but his plane was shot down and he was held as a Japanese [[w:prisoner-of-war|prisoner-of-war]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Douglas-Argent-television-producer.6637305.jp|title=Obituary: Douglas Argent, television producer|work=The Scotsman|date=24 November 2010}} {{Dead link|date=August 2020|reason=Not preserved in the Wayback machine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk/cdb2/Controller.jsp?action=simplesearchresults&surname-pattern=argent&firstnames-pattern=douglas |title=Argent held as POW in Japan |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235601/http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk/cdb2/Controller.jsp?action=simplesearchresults&surname-pattern=argent&firstnames-pattern=douglas |url-status=dead }}</ref> at [[w:Osaka|Osaka]]'s POW [http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/osaka/ikuno/ikuno_brits.html Camp #4 Ikuno.]


Following a career as an actor, he had a small role in ''[[The Colditz Story]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Richard Anthony|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/feature.php/30505/douglas-argent|title=Douglas Argent|work=The Stage|date=6 December 2010}}</ref> (1955) and ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|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.<ref name="Timesobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/douglas-argent-95k5s2rvh8n|title=Douglas Argent|work=The Times|date=23 November 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In this role he supervised early episodes of ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'' (1965).
Following a career as an actor, he had a small role in ''[[w:The Colditz Story|The Colditz Story]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Richard Anthony|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/feature.php/30505/douglas-argent|title=Douglas Argent|work=The Stage|date=6 December 2010}}</ref> (1955) and ''[[w:The Battle of the River Plate (film)|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.<ref name="Timesobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/douglas-argent-95k5s2rvh8n|title=Douglas Argent|work=The Times|date=23 November 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In this role he supervised early episodes of ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'' (1965).


During the next decade, he was the producer of ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' during the period 1972 to 1976<ref name="Hayward" /> and the final 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).<ref name="Hayward"/> Subsequently, he freelanced, working for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Channel 4]]. His last work was directing episodes of ''[[EastEnders]]'' in 1991.<ref name="Timesobit" />
During the next decade, he was the producer of ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' during the period 1972 to 1976<ref name="Hayward" /> and the final 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).<ref name="Hayward"/> Subsequently, he freelanced, working for [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[w:Channel 4|Channel 4]]. His last work was directing episodes of ''[[w:EastEnders|EastEnders]]'' in 1991.<ref name="Timesobit" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1955|| ''[[The Colditz Story]]'' || British Officer #1 ||
|1955|| ''[[w:The Colditz Story|The Colditz Story]]'' || British Officer #1 ||
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|1956|| ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' || 3rd Reveller || Uncredited
|1956|| ''[[w:Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' || 3rd Reveller || Uncredited
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|1956|| ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]'' || Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax || Uncredited
|1956|| ''[[w:The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]'' || Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax || Uncredited
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wdl79 BBC Radio 4 obituary programme ''Last Word'' about Argent among others]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wdl79 BBC Radio 4 obituary programme ''Last Word'' about Argent among others]
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*{{British Comedy Guide|people|douglas_argent}}
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Douglas Argent
Douglas Argent.jpg
Born
Douglas George Charles Argent

(1921-05-21)21 May 1921
Bexleyheath, Kent
Died30 October 2010(2010-10-30) (aged 89)

Douglas George Charles Argent (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was an English 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 was the producer of The Liver Birds during the period 1972 to 1976[1] and the final 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

Year Title Role Notes
1955 The Colditz Story British Officer #1
1956 Women Without Men 3rd Reveller Uncredited
1956 The Battle of the River Plate Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax Uncredited

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Argent held as POW in Japan". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. ^ Baker, Richard Anthony (6 December 2010). "Douglas Argent". The Stage.
  5. ^ a b "Douglas Argent". The Times. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020. (subscription required)

External links

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