Hugh Woodhouse

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Hugh Woodhouse
Born
Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse

(1934-02-12)12 February 1934
Romsford, Essex
Died29 August 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Television and film screenwriter
Notable credit Supercar
Family Martin Woodhouse (brother)

Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse (12 February 1934 [1] [2] [3] – 29 August [4] 2011) [5] was a screenwriter and the younger brother of Martin Woodhouse, also a screenwriter. Together, they wrote 23 episodes of Supercar . [6]

Woodhouse enrolled at St John's College, Cambridge, in 1954. [7]

He co-wrote the BBC children's sitcom Leave It To Pastry (1960), the ITV sitcom Colonel Trumper's Private War (1961), [8] and the comedy films Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961) [9] and Dentist on the Job (1961). [10]

In 2002, he became associated with Cubeword Games Limited, a Shaftesbury-based manufacturer of games and toys. He became a company director on 17 April, and on 7 May, Woodhouse became a secretary. [3]

He died on 29 August 2011, which would have been his brother's 79th birthday. [4] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "On This Day In Anderson History – 12th February". Fanderson . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse, Cubeword Games Limited". FindtheCompany. Retrieved 5 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 UKInfo.info. "Cubeword Games Limited, Shaftesbury, United Kingdom". Ukinfo.info. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "The Old Bradfieldian Society Newsletter" (PDF). The Old Bradfieldian. Autumn 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Jamie (14 December 2013). "Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Supercar". Gerryanderson.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 Steve Holland (5 July 2011). "Martin Woodhouse obituary | Books". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Eagle 2014 – Volume 96" (PDF). St John's College, Cambridge. 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Lewisohn, Mark (1998). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC Worldwide. pp. 146, 464. ISBN   0-563-36977-9.
  9. ↑ Edwards, Bill (21 July 1960). "Production". Kinematograph Weekly . p. 23.
  10. ↑ Jamieson, Georgy (22 November 2020). "Open Wide for Dentist On The Job". comedy.co.uk . Retrieved 10 November 2025.


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