Iain Pattinson
Iain Pattinson (2 January 1953 – 14 February 2021) was a British
Early life and education
Pattinson was born in
His father Geoffrey (1924–2018) worked in shipping; a
Career
After leaving school, Pattinson worked at
Scripts
Pattinson's scripts are well known for their use of double entendre, often centred around the supposed sexual proclivities of the chairman's fictitious assistant, Samantha: "Samantha is off to see a chef gentleman friend who is renowned for his fine-quality offal dishes. While she's very keen on his kidneys in red wine and his oxtail in beer, Samantha says it's difficult to beat his famous tongue in cider."[5] They also played on whatever location the show was being recorded, such as "By the 1890s, Wimbledon was well established as a commuter town with regular horse buses running to the city. However, when the electric tramline arrived in 1907, the horses went to London on that instead."[1] Dee said Pattinson's "unique brilliance was his ability to combine the absurd with the plausible."[6]
Pattinson was also a writer on many other well-known TV and radio light entertainment programmes, including Week Ending, The News Quiz, Would I Lie to You? and Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, as well as the author of several books.[1][7]
He died of
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Iain Pattinson obituary". The Guardian. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Obituary, Red Beret, No.2, April 2019, p.6
- ^ Geoffrey Pattinson (1924-2018) 2015, RCIN 408484, Royal Collection Trust
- ^ "Last Word". BBC Radio 4. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Iain Pattinson's tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton". The Guardian. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Tributes paid to comedy writer Iain Pattinson following his death aged 68". Belfast Telegraph. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ List of credits at pbjmanagement