Sep 27, 1945 - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Robert Alexander "Bob" Spiers (27 September 1945 – 8 December 2008) was a director.
He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2001), the musical comedy Spiceworld, and of the second series of Fawlty Towers (1979). He also worked with Steven Moffat on Press Gang and Joking Apart.
Spiers won a BAFTA Award twice for his work as a television comedy director.
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| Movie | 1993 | Queen of the Wild Frontier | Vicar | |
| TV Show | 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Vicar | 1 |
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| Movie | 1997 | That Darn Cat | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | Spice World | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | Spice World | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2001 | Chilly Dogs | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2002 | The Best of French & Saunders | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Up Line | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1998 | Absolutely Fabulous: A Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | How to Be Absolutely Fabulous | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Five Go Mad in Dorset | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | War | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | The Beat Generation | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | Five Go Mad on Mescalin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Susie | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Gino: Full Story and Pics | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1998 | The Fast Show Live | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | Didn't You Kill My Brother? | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1972 | Are You Being Served? | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1968 | Dad's Army | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1970 | The Goodies | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1993 | Joking Apart | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1987 | French & Saunders | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1995 | Agony Again | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1999 | Days Like These | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1991 | Bottom | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1975 | Fawlty Towers | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1997 | The Adventures of Lano and Woodley | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1989 | Press Gang | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1987 | Familie Oudenrijn, De | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1989 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1991 | Lazarus and Dingwall | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1982 | A Cut Above | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1982 | A Cut Above | Producer | Production |
