
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-09-27
Day of Death
2008-12-08 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Robert Alexander Spiers
Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers
Bob Spiers
Biography
Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director. He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart. Spiers won a BAFTA Award twice for his work as a television comedy director.