Ronnie Hazlehurst

Ronnie Hazlehurst
Born
Ronald Hazlehurst

(1928-03-13)13 March 1928
Died1 October 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 79)
St Martin, Guernsey
Occupations
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • musical director
Years active1947–2006
Known forBritish television theme songs
SpouseJean Fitzgerald
Children2

Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director.

Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes for many well-known British sitcoms and game shows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including Yes Minister, Are You Being Served?, I Didn't Know You Cared and Last of the Summer Wine. and Butterflies 1978