David Nobbs, creator of Reginal Perrin, dies

artig · 08-10-2015, 05:01 AM

David Nobbs, the author of numerous books and TV series, including The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and A Bit of a Do, has died at the age of 80. I have read almost all of his novels and his autobiography, and watched some of his TV series, and will miss his humour.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33843336

HarryT · 08-10-2015, 05:20 AM

Thanks for this. I knew him as a TV writer, but I didn't know that he was also a novelist. Are there any of his books that you'd particularly recommend?

amjbrown · 08-10-2015, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Thanks for this. I knew him as a TV writer, but I didn't know that he was also a novelist. Are there any of his books that you'd particularly recommend?

The Reginald Perrin books are brilliant, but the books are similar to the TV series.

My recommendation would be "Second from last in the sack race". The other Henry Pratt books are good, but this is this best IMHO.

AMJB

HarryT · 08-10-2015, 05:58 AM

Many thanks. Appreciate the recommendation.

amjbrown · 08-10-2015, 06:53 PM

Looks as if the Kindle option is the Complete Pratt: Second from last in the sack race; Pratt of the Argus and The Cucumber Man. The preview should tell you whether it is worth £9.99 to you!

Also and annoyingly it is no longer the Complete Pratt, as a fourth volume appeared, Pratt a Manger!

artig · 08-11-2015, 05:45 AM

His autobiography I Didn't Get Where I Am Today is interesting. The Henry Pratt series are partly and very loosely autobiographical. The A Bit of a Do TV series is available in book form as Fair Do's and A Bit of a Do. I prefer his later novels, such as Cupid's Dart, It Had to be You, Sex and Other Changes, The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger, and Going Gently to the earlier ones.

crich70 · 08-11-2015, 10:46 AM

Never heard of him before. What genre did he usually write in?

HarryT · 08-11-2015, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by crich70

Never heard of him before. What genre did he usually write in?

No reason why you should have heard of him. He was well-known as a British TV scriptwriter of a number of very successful comedy shows in the 70s and 80s. His novels are also comic.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Many thanks. Appreciate the recommendation.

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amjbrown Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1231044 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle app on the iPhone	Looks as if the Kindle option is the Complete Pratt: Second from last in the sack race; Pratt of the Argus and The Cucumber Man. The preview should tell you whether it is worth £9.99 to you! Also and annoyingly it is no longer the Complete Pratt, as a fourth volume appeared, Pratt a Manger!

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artig Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 681012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo, kindle pw	His autobiography I Didn't Get Where I Am Today is interesting. The Henry Pratt series are partly and very loosely autobiographical. The A Bit of a Do TV series is available in book form as Fair Do's and A Bit of a Do. I prefer his later novels, such as Cupid's Dart, It Had to be You, Sex and Other Changes, The Fall and Rise of Gordon Coppinger, and Going Gently to the earlier ones.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Never heard of him before. What genre did he usually write in?