David Bell (television executive)
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David Bell | |
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| Born | 1937 |
| Died | June, 1990 (aged 52) |
| Occupation | Television Producer |
David Bellwas aScottishtelevisionproducer and director in thelight entertainmentgenre. In the mid-1980s, he became head of light entertainment atLWT.Live From Her Majesty's,Copy CatsandThe Stanley Baxter Shownumber amongst his successes. He died ofAIDS,aged 52. In 1978 Bell was involved with Michael Grade's move bringing Bruce Forsyth to ITV to present a Saturday night spectacular. On the back of his mammoth success with Bruce Forsyths Big Night he was never settled with ITV's two-hour multi-format evening of glitz, mini-soaps, game shows and gags. None of which was for want of trying by David Bell, whose biting wit and flair meant he enjoyed the respect of all in his production team.
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