Hugh Woodhouse
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12 February 1934
Hugh Woodhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Hugh Kiaran Woodhouse 12 February 1934 Romsford, Essex |
| Died | 29 August 2011 (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]
