Jim Franklin (director)

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Jim Franklin (born c.1935) [1] is a British television director and producer.

He has directed many British television comedy programmes, including The Goodies , Broaden Your Mind and Ripping Yarns .

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  1. "Mad movies". The Observer. 9 May 1965. Retrieved 23 May 2023.