Sydney Lotterby

Sydney Lotterby OBE is a British television producer and director. He started as a cameraman at the BBC and progressed to becoming technical manager. He joined the BBC's Entertainment Department in 1958 and in 1963 became a producer/director.

Television comedy series of which he was producer or director included: "As Time Goes By", "May to December", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Yes, Prime Minister", "Ever Decreasing Circles", "Brush Strokes", "Open All Hours", "Butterflies", "Ripping Yarns", "Porridge", "Going Straight", "Broaden Your Mind", the final series of "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", "The Liver Birds", "Up Pompeii!" and "Sykes and a...".

There was also a sketch in "At Last The 1948 Show" in which there were four exactly alike men all called Sydney Lotterby.Apparently John Cleese, the sketch's writer, liked the name. (source: Diaries 1969-1979)

He has won four BAFTAs for comedy, including for "Porridge" (and also for a specia in 1974), "Going Straight" (1978) and "Yes Minister" (1980). He has also been nominated for eleven more. In 1994 Lotterby was appointed OBE.

References

* [http://www.google.com.au/search?q=sydney+lotterby&hl=en&start=10&sa=N Sydney Lotterby] — at the Google search engine

External links

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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/l/lotterby_sydney.shtml Sydney Lotterby] — (BBC website)
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