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Steve Bendelack

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Steve Bendelack is a British film and television director, who has worked primarily on a range of highly-acclaimed comedy programmes.  Originally an assistant to Peter Fluck and Roger Law on satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image, he went on to direct the show in later years. He also directed The Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Royle Family, The League of Gentlemen, Dark Ages, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Cowards and the first season of Little Britain. He also directed the BBC3 pilot for The Mighty Boosh, in 2003, but was replaced by Paul King for the series proper. He also produced the opening scene for the 1990s edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a short period, but stopped midway through the series.  He has now directed two feature films; 2005's The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, and the second Mr. Bean film Mr. Bean's Holiday, which was released in the UK in March 2007.

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Film Production

Director:
1992  Frank Skinner - Live
1992  Newman and Baddiel: History Today
1993  Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1994  Robert Newman: The Dependence Day Video
1996  Cluub Zarathustra
2000  The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
2001  The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
2005  The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2006  The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
2006  The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
2007  Mr. Bean's Holiday
2013  The Harry Hill Movie
2015  We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
????  Heavenly Waters

Executive Producer:
1992  Frank Skinner - Live
1992  Newman and Baddiel: History Today
1993  Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1994  Robert Newman: The Dependence Day Video
1996  Cluub Zarathustra
2000  The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!
2001  The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
2005  The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2006  The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
2006  The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
2007  Mr. Bean's Holiday
2013  The Harry Hill Movie
2015  We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
2020  False Indigo
????  Heavenly Waters

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TV Production

Director:
1995  Fist of Fun
1995  The Saturday Night Armistice
1996  Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1998  Comedy Lab
1998  The Royle Family
1999  Dark Ages
1999  The League of Gentlemen
2000  Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2002  Ted and Alice
2003  Little Britain
2004  The Mighty Boosh
2009  Cowards
2011  Friday Night Dinner
2017  Ill Behaviour
2019  The Cockfields

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