Editing British sitcom (section)

==Composers==

===Burt Rhodes (1923–2003)===
[[Burt Rhodes|Rhodes]] wrote the title music for ''The Good Life''.<ref name="TST"/> He was a successful light entertainment composer and musical director including his arrangements for comedienne [[Beryl Reid]]'s 1968-67 ''Beryl Reid Says Good Evening''.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beryl_reid_says_good_evening/
|title=Beryl Reid Says Good Evening
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> He collaborated with many stars including [[Judy Garland]], [[Pearl Bailey]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Vic Damone]] and [[Bruce Forsyth]]. Rhodes was often referred to as "the musicians' musician", counting musicians such as Ronnie Hazlehurst, [[Monty Norman]] and [[Phil Phillips]] among his friends. In 1958 he scored the theme for ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr No]]'', the first [[Portrayal of James Bond in film|James Bond]] film.<ref name="TST">{{cite web
|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/burt-rhodes-3qggrq3k507
|title=Burt Rhodes
|date=11 July 2003
|work=The Sunday Times
|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>

===Ronnie Hazlehurst (1928–2007)===
A prolific composer for sitcoms, comedy productions, game shows and other programmes, [[Ronnie Hazlehurst|Hazlehurst]]  joined the BBC in 1961, and became a staff arranger; his early works included the [[incidental music]] for ''The Likely Lads'' and ''The Liver Birds''.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="TimesRH">{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2576976.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828214609/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2576976.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2008|title=Obituary - Ronnie Hazlehurst|work=[[The Times]]|date=3 October 2007}}</ref> In 1968 he became the Light Entertainment Musical Director and composed the theme tunes of many sitcoms, including ''Are You Being Served?'', ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'' (where he also wrote all the instrumental music for the show), ''[[I Didn't Know You Cared]]'', ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'', ''To the Manor Born'', ''Yes Minister'' and ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ''[[Just Good Friends]]'' and ''[[Three Up, Two Down]]''.<ref name="Indy">{{Cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3021298.ece|title=Obituary - Ronnie Hazlehurst|first=Spencer|last=Leigh|work=[[The Independent]]|date=3 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102184203/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ronnie-hazlehurst-395793.html|archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="TimesRH"/><ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1565028/Ronnie-Hazlehurst.html|title=TV tunes composer Ronnie Hazlehurst dies, 79|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 October 2007}}</ref> He also arranged the themes for ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]'', ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' and the first series of ''Only Fools and Horses''.<ref name="TimesRH"/>
His theme tunes often included elements designed to fit the programmes, such as a [[Cash register|cash till]] in ''Are You Being Served?'', rises and falls in ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' and the [[Big Ben]] chimes for ''Yes Minister''.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BCGRH">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/old_story/294/
|title=Composer Ronnie Hazlehurst dies aged 79
|date=2 October 2007
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> For ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', Hazlehurst used [[Morse code]] to spell out the programme's title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7026637.stm|title=Does the Frank Spencer music have Morse code?|work=BBC Magazine|date=4 October 2007}}</ref> During his career he composed the music for the opening of the BBC's coverage of the [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympics]].<ref name="Indy"/> [[Jon Plowman]], Head of BBC Comedy, said, "He was the composer of many of the best-loved signature tunes of the last 40 years of television - and some of his work is still heard today. He's associated with some of the best-loved shows of our lives."<ref name="BCGRH"/>

===Tony Russell (1929–1970)===
[[Tony Russell (musician)|Russell]] wrote the music for ''On the Buses'' and the children's programme ''[[The Herbs]]''.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Chilton
|first=John
|title=Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition
|edition=2nd
|series=Bayou Series
|year=2004
|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic
|isbn=9780826472342}}</ref> He studied composition with [[Richard Rodney Bennett]] and [[William Russo (musician)|Bill Russo]]. He was in Russo's London Jazz Orchestra and took over running this when Russo returned to the United States in 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jazzpro.nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/interviews/William%20Russo_Tribute.htm|title=William Russo Tribute|website=Jazzpro.nationaljazzarchive.org.uk|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref> He later became a busy composer and wrote the score of the musical ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.<ref name="Teddington Theatre Club">{{cite web | title=The Matchgirls | website=Hampton Hills Theatre | url=https://www.hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk/production/matchgirls | access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Intercultural Dialogue and Education 2015">{{cite web | title=Intercultural Dialogue and Education | website=Intercultural Dialogue and Education | date=27 September 2015 | url=http://www.interculturaldialogueandeducation.org/2015/ | access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>

===Nick Ingman (born 1948)===
The title music for ''Keeping Up Appearances'' was written by [[Nick Ingman]], a visiting professor at the [[London College of Music]]. His collaborators include [[Paul McCartney]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Björk]], and [[The X Factor (British TV series)|''The X Factor'']].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Espinoza|first=Javier|date=11 November 2011|title=Musician Nick Ingman Enjoys Quiet Village Life|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203804204577017623269941202|access-date=17 May 2020|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>  His arrangements have accounted for fourteen No. 1 singles and five double platinum albums in the UK and he has been nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] three times.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Nominations Honor Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line and More|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/96957/grammy-nominations-honor-spring-awakening-a-chorus-line-and-more/|website=Broadway.com|language=en|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>

===Simon Brint (1950-2011)===
[[Simon Brint|Brint]] was closely associated with the [[Alternative comedy|Alternative Comedy]] movement and contributed music to several associated projects including the sitcoms [[Absolutely Fabulous]] and ''[[2point4 Children]].''

===Anne Dudley (born 1956)===
[[Anne Dudley|Dudley]]  composed the title and incidental music for ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]''.  She is a composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician, winning many awards including an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]] for the comedy film ''[[The Full Monty]]''. Dudley was the first [[BBC Concert Orchestra]]'s Composer in Association in 2001,<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/concertorchestra/about_us/annedudley.shtml|title=Anne Dudley|publisher=BBC Concert Orchestra|access-date=4 February 2010}}</ref>  and has composed the scores for over twenty other films.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006050/
|title=Anne Dudley biography
|website=IMDb.com
|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

===Peter Brewis===
[[Peter Brewis|Brewis]] has music credits for several comedy programmes including the sitcoms ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'' and ''[[Filthy, Rich and Catflap]]''.

===Howard Goodall (born 1958)===
The title themes for ''The Vicar of Dibley'', ''Blackadder'', ''Red Dwarf'' and ''Mr. Bean'' are among [[Howard Goodall]]'s most memorable melodies. He also presents music-based programmes on television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In 2008, he was named as a presenter and Composer-in-Residence at the British radio station [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/may/15/commercialradio.radio|title=Blackadder composer joins Classic FM|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 May 2008 | location=London | first=Jemima | last=Kiss | access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref> In 2009, he was named "Composer of the Year" at the [[Classic Brit Awards]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/goodall-composer-of-the-year-at-classical-brits-1210
|title=Goodall 'Composer of the Year' at Classical Brits
|date=14 May 2009
|work=FABER MUSIC
|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>

===Jonathan Whitehead (1960-2020)===
An composer for many sitcoms and other comedies, [[Jonathan Whitehead|Whitehead]]'s sitcom credits include ''[[Black Books]]'', ''[[Green Wing]]'', ''[[Campus (TV series)|Campus]]'',  ''[[Nathan Barley]]'' and ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev.]]'' His music for ''Green Wing'' was nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and won the [[RTS Award]] for Best Original Music. He occasionally wrote under the name "Trellis".
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=Jonathan Whitehead obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/23/jonathan-whitehead-obituary |website=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited | date=23 June 2020 |access-date=7 August 2024}}</ref>