Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)

Alan Simpson

Simpson in 1964
Simpson in 1964
BornAlan Francis Simpson
(1929-11-27)27 November 1929
Brixton, London, England
Died8 February 2017(2017-02-08) (aged 87)
OccupationScriptwriter
NationalityBritish
Period1954–1979
GenreTelevision
Notable worksHancock's Half Hour, Hancock (1954–1961)
Comedy Playhouse (1961–63, 1974)
Steptoe and Son (1962–74)
SpouseTessa Le Bars

Alan Francis Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).