Steve Bendelack
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Steve Bendelack

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Steve Bendelack is a British film and television director, who has worked primarily on a range of highly-acclaimed comedy programmes. Originally an assistant to Peter Fluck and Roger Law on satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image, he went on to direct the show in later years. He also directed The Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Royle Family, The League of Gentlemen, Dark Ages, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Cowards and the first season of Little Britain. He also directed the BBC3 pilot for The Mighty Boosh, in 2003, but was replaced by Paul King for the series proper. He also produced the opening scene for the 1990s edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a short period, but stopped midway through the series. He has now directed two feature films; 2005's The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, and the second Mr. Bean film Mr. Bean's Holiday, which was released in the UK in March 2007.

Known for

Mr. Bean's Holiday
Little Britain
The Mighty Boosh
Friday Night Dinner
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
The Royle Family
The Harry Hill Movie
The Cockfields
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Ill Behaviour
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
The Harry Hill Movie
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane
Lee and Herring Live
Robert Newman: The Dependence Day Video
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Newman and Baddiel: Live and in Pieces
Newman and Baddiel: History Today
Frank Skinner - Live
Spitting Image: Election Special '92
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