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	{{Infobox writer		{{Infobox writer
	\| name = Harry Driver		\| name = Harry Driver
	\| image = Harry Driver & Vince Powell.jpg		\| image = Harry Driver & Vince Powell.jpg
	\| caption = Harry Driver (front) & [[Vince Powell]]		\| caption = Harry Driver (front) & [[Vince Powell]]
	\| birth_date = {{birth date~~\|df=y~~\|1931\|5\|13}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1931\|05\|13\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Blackley\|~~Blackley]], Manchester, England, United Kingdom		\| birth_place = [[Blackley]], Manchester, England, United Kingdom
	\| death_date = {{death date and age~~\|df=y~~\|1973\|11\|25\|1931\|5\|13}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1973\|11\|25\|1931\|05\|13\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Guildford\|~~Guildford]], Surrey, England, United Kingdom		\| death_place = [[Guildford]], Surrey, England, United Kingdom
	\| occupation = Scriptwriter, executive producer		\| occupation = Scriptwriter, executive producer
	\| nationality = British		\| nationality = British

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	'''Harry Driver'''<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web\|last=Oliver\|first=John\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1057977/index.html\|title=Driver, Harry (1931–1973) and Powell, Vince (1928–2009)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> (13 May 1931 – 25 November 1973) was a British television scriptwriter and executive producer. He is best remembered for his partnership with [[Vince Powell]] on comedy television programmes including ''[[Never Mind ~~The~~ Quality Feel ~~The~~ Width]]'', ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'', ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)\|Bless This House]]'' and ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)\|Love Thy Neighbour]]''.		'''Harry Driver'''<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web\|last=Oliver\|first=John\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1057977/index.html\|title=Driver, Harry (1931–1973) and Powell, Vince (1928–2009)\|work=BFI Screenonline\|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> (13 May 1931 – 25 November 1973) was a British television scriptwriter and executive producer. He is best remembered for his partnership with [[Vince Powell]] on comedy television programmes including ''[[Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]'', ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'', ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)\|Bless This House]]'' and ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)\|Love Thy Neighbour]]''.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	{{Infobox writer		{{Infobox writer
	\| name = Harry Driver		\| name = Harry Driver
	\| image =		\| image = Harry Driver & Vince Powell.jpg
			\| caption = Harry Driver (front) & [[Vince Powell]]
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1931\|5\|13}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1931\|5\|13}}
	\| birth_place = [[Blackley]], Manchester, England, United Kingdom		\| birth_place = [[w:Blackley\|Blackley]], Manchester, England, United Kingdom
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|1973\|11\|25\|1931\|5\|13}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|1973\|11\|25\|1931\|5\|13}}
	\| death_place = [[Guildford]], Surrey, England, United Kingdom		\| death_place = [[w:Guildford\|Guildford]], Surrey, England, United Kingdom
	\| occupation = Scriptwriter, executive producer		\| occupation = Scriptwriter, executive producer
	\| nationality = British		\| nationality = British
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Driver formed an amateur comedy act with [[Vince Powell]] known as Hammond and Powell, which performed in the Northern club circuit. Driver developed [[Poliomyelitis\|polio]] in December 1955. According to the [[BFI Screenonline]], he spent "the next 18 months in hospital (12 of them in an iron lung), and, unable to move his arms and legs, the rest of his life in a wheelchair. ... Driver began to write stories and scripts, initially when in the [[Negative pressure ventilator\|iron lung]] (via dictation) and then on a typewriter, apparently with a knitting needle clenched between his teeth."<ref name="Oliver" />		Driver formed an amateur comedy act with [[Vince Powell]] known as Hammond and Powell, which performed in the Northern club circuit. Driver developed [[w:Poliomyelitis\|polio]] in December 1955. According to the [[w:BFI Screenonline\|BFI Screenonline]], he spent "the next 18 months in hospital (12 of them in an iron lung), and, unable to move his arms and legs, the rest of his life in a wheelchair. ... Driver began to write stories and scripts, initially when in the [[w:Negative pressure ventilator\|iron lung]] (via dictation) and then on a typewriter, apparently with a knitting needle clenched between his teeth."<ref name="Oliver" />

	Driver began sending scripts to [[Granada Television]], one of his submissions was eventually accepted. He received his first television credit for an episode of ''Skyport'' (1959–60), a drama set in an airport broadcast on 24 March 1960. His former performing partner, [[Vince Powell]], meanwhile, had also turned his hand to writing and had begun to collaborate with Driver.<ref name="Oliver" /> Their first major success was ''Here's Harry'', written with Frank Roscoe.		Driver began sending scripts to [[w:Granada Television\|Granada Television]], one of his submissions was eventually accepted. He received his first television credit for an episode of ''Skyport'' (1959–60), a drama set in an airport broadcast on 24 March 1960. His former performing partner, [[Vince Powell]], meanwhile, had also turned his hand to writing and had begun to collaborate with Driver.<ref name="Oliver" /> Their first major success was ''Here's Harry'', written with Frank Roscoe.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1969 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]]. He died aged 42 on 25 November 1973.<ref name="Oliver" />		He was the subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1969 when he was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andrews\|Eamonn Andrews]]. He died, aged 42, on 25 November 1973.<ref name="Oliver" />

	==Writing credits==		==Writing credits==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Harry Driver
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1931|5|13}}
| birth_place = [[Blackley]], Manchester, England, United Kingdom
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1973|11|25|1931|5|13}}
| death_place = [[Guildford]], Surrey, England, United Kingdom
| occupation = Scriptwriter, executive producer
| nationality = British
| period = 1960–1973
| genre = Television
}}
'''Harry Driver'''<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=John|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1057977/index.html|title=Driver, Harry (1931–1973) and Powell, Vince (1928–2009)|work=BFI Screenonline|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> (13 May 1931 – 25 November 1973) was a British television scriptwriter and executive producer. He is best remembered for his partnership with [[Vince Powell]] on comedy television programmes including ''[[Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width]]'', ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'', ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'' and ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''.

==Biography==
Driver formed an amateur comedy act with [[Vince Powell]] known as Hammond and Powell, which performed in the Northern club circuit. Driver developed [[Poliomyelitis|polio]] in December 1955. According to the [[BFI Screenonline]], he spent "the next 18 months in hospital (12 of them in an iron lung), and, unable to move his arms and legs, the rest of his life in a wheelchair. ... Driver began to write stories and scripts, initially when in the [[Negative pressure ventilator|iron lung]] (via dictation) and then on a typewriter, apparently with a knitting needle clenched between his teeth."<ref name="Oliver" />

Driver began sending scripts to [[Granada Television]], one of his submissions was eventually accepted. He received his first television credit for an episode of ''Skyport'' (1959–60), a drama set in an airport broadcast on 24 March 1960. His former performing partner, [[Vince Powell]], meanwhile, had also turned his hand to writing and had begun to collaborate with Driver.<ref name="Oliver" /> Their first major success was ''Here's Harry'', written with Frank Roscoe.

==Personal life==
He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1969 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]]. He died aged 42 on 25 November 1973.<ref name="Oliver" />

==Writing credits==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Production
! Notes
! Broadcaster/Distributor
|-
|''Skyport''
|
*"Episode Thirty-Nine" (1960)
|ITV
|-
|''Here's Harry''
|
*21 episodes (1960–1965)
|[[BBC One|BBC 1]]
|-
|''[[Coronation Street]]''
|
*58 episodes (1961–1964, 1966-1971, 1973)
|ITV
|-
|''De Laatste Trein''
|
*Television film (co-written with [[Vince Powell]] and Frank Roscoe, 1962)
|[[Omroepvereniging VARA|VARA]]
|-
|''[[Bulldog Breed]]''
|
*"The New Digs" (1962)
*"The New Garage" (1962)
|ITV
|-
|''De Rally''
|
*Television film (co-written with Vince Powell and Frank Roscoe, 1962)
|VARA
|-
|''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]''
|
*"Being Nice to Bootsie" (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1963)
|ITV
|-
|''[[The Odd Man]]''
|
*"The Saga of Johnny Mac" (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1963)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''
|
*"On the Knocker" (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1963)
*"A Picture of Innocence" (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1963)
*"The Chars" (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1963)
*"Spanner in the Works" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
|BBC One
|-
|''The Villains''
|
*"Les Girls" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1964)
*"Big Fleas Have Little Fleas" (1964)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Taxi! (British TV series)|Taxi!]]''
|
*13 episodes (co-written with Jack Rosenthal, 1964)
|BBC One
|-
|''[[Pardon the Expression]]''
|
*16 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1965-1966)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]''
|
*"Beauty Is an Ugly Word" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1966)
*"The Village of Evil" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1966)
*"Conspiracy of Death" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
*"The Survivors" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
*"The Deadly Bullet" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
|BBC 1
|-
|''[[George and the Dragon (TV series)|George and the Dragon]]''
|
*26 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1966-1968)
|ITV
|-
|''That's Show Business''
|
*Television film (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
|
*"Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width" (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]''
|
*29 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1967-1971)
|[[ABC Weekend TV|ABC Television]]/[[Thames Television]]<br />ITV
|-
|''[[Best of Enemies (TV series)|Best of Enemies]]''
|
*5 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1968–1969)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Nearest and Dearest]]''
|
*13 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1968–1973)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Two in Clover]]''
|
*13 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1969–1970)
|ITV
|-
|''[[For the Love of Ada]]''
|
*27 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1970–1971)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]''
|
*13 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1971–1974)
|ITV
|-
|''Mike and Bernie''
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*6 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1971–1972)
|ITV
|-

|''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''
|
*37 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell], 1972–1974)
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|-
|''Spring & Autumn''
|
*10 episodes (co-written with Vince Powell, 1972–1974)
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|-
|''[[All Star Comedy Carnival]]''
|
*"Love Thy Neighbour" (mini-episode, 1972)
*"Spring and Autumn" (mini-episode, 1973)
|ITV
|-
|''[[For the Love of Ada (film)|For the Love of Ada]]''
|
*Feature film (co-written with Vince Powell, 1972)
|[[Tigon British Film Productions]]
|-
|''Cheap at Half the Price''
|
*Television film (co-written with Vince Powell, 1972)
|ITV
|-
|''[[Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width (film)|Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]''
|
*Feature film (co-written with Vince Powell, 1973)
|
*[[EMI Films|EMI-MGM]]
|-
|''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''
|
*Feature film (co-written with Vince Powell, 1973)
|
*[[Hammer Films]]
*[[EMI Films|Anglo-EMI]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|0238123|Harry Driver}}

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[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]
[[Category:British television writers]]
[[Category:Writers from Manchester]]
[[Category:20th-century British screenwriters]]

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