David Nobbs
Writer · Died August 9, 2015, aged 80 · Orpington, Kent, England, UK
David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015) was an English comedy writer, most notable for writing the 1970s television series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels. Nobbs was born in Orpington, Kent. Following an education at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge, he worked as a reporter for The Sheffield Star, before starting his career in comedy as a writer for That Was the Week That Was in the early 1960s. He wrote for many of Britain's comedy performers over the years, including Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, and The Two Ronnies. Nobbs created the sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), adapted from his own novels, which 'told the story of a man living an escapist fantasy in response to the mundanity of his daily commute'. Nobbs also wrote the comedy-drama programme A Bit of a Do (1989) and the Henry Pratt series of novels, the fourth of which, Pratt à Manger, was published in 2006. His novel It Had to be You was published in 2011.
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- March 13, 1935
- August 9, 2015 (aged 80)
- Orpington, Kent, England, UK
- Writer
- 1 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch David Nobbs' films?
As of October 24, 2026, their 1 MovieCove title streams on a subscription or free service.
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Filmography
27 credits, 1 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Reggie Perrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Gentlemen's Relish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Cuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Love on a Branch Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Stalag Luft(1993)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all filmsRich Tea and Sympathy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Hello Goodbye Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Reggie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Funny Side of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Plays for Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Glamour Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Send in the Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Les Dawson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Our Young Mr. Wignall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Dawson's Electric Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Les Dawson's Christmas Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Sounds Like Les Dawson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Our Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Whoops Baghdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Two Ronnies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
That Was the Week That Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)