Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998), was a British television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms.
He emerged in the mid 1950s. He wrote for the radio comics; Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For television he wrote for the Arthur Haynes Show, Morecambe & Wise, and Peter Sellers. Then he began to write Till Death Us Do Part, which included his most famous creation, the controversial bigot Alf Garnett. His shows often explored the themes of racism and sexism through satire, and many are regarded as classics.
John Speight was born at 57 Chester Rd Canning Town,West Ham, Essex (now Greater London), and began contributing scripts to comedy shows in 1955, starting with Great Scott - It's Maynard!. His first major series was Sykes And A... (1961), which starred Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques and Richard Wattis (see Sykes). Speight was one of many great writing talents on that series which also included the star Sykes, John Antrobus and Spike Milligan.
He created the iconic working class tramp figure played by Arthur Haynes in the latter's long-running and top-rating ATV comedy series. Haynes died in 1966.
Johnny Speight 1970
Marty Feldman Johnny Speight Interview 1966
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them by Johnny Speight
BBC Galton and Speight's 'The Tea Ladies' - 1979
70s racism at it's worst - til death do us part 1974
Till Death Us Do Part - S02 E10
Gold's Classic 2011: Johnny Speight.MP4
Taco Bell Commercial (2001) (Featuring Johnny Knoxville & Richard Speight, Jr.)
"French Dressing": Out on DVD 13/4/2015
Till Death Us Do Part - Cleaning Up TV (1967) pt.1
Till Death Us Do Part - Cleaning Up TV (1967) pt.2
LWT Ident & 'If There Weren't Any Blacks ...' Opening Titles & End 1974
Curry And Chips opening titles 1970
Son Seekers BBQ Team
Johnny Speight 1970
Marty Feldman Johnny Speight Interview 1966
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them by Johnny Speight
BBC Galton and Speight's 'The Tea Ladies' - 1979
70s racism at it's worst - til death do us part 1974
Till Death Us Do Part - S02 E10
Gold's Classic 2011: Johnny Speight.MP4
Taco Bell Commercial (2001) (Featuring Johnny Knoxville & Richard Speight, Jr.)
"French Dressing": Out on DVD 13/4/2015
Till Death Us Do Part - Cleaning Up TV (1967) pt.1
Till Death Us Do Part - Cleaning Up TV (1967) pt.2
LWT Ident & 'If There Weren't Any Blacks ...' Opening Titles & End 1974
Curry And Chips opening titles 1970
Son Seekers BBQ Team
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have To Invent Them DVD clip
The Arthur Haynes Show Michael Caine sketch
Keith Allen's rant on late night TV
The Arthur Haynes Show barber sketch 1961
ERIC SYKES dies
Arther Haynes Royal sketch 1963 , Wendy Richard Nicholas Parsons
How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Till Death Us Do Part The Movie 1969 (Part Ten)
money makin on runescape yew cuttin
The Sidekick interview with Richard Speight Jr and Rob Benedict
The Sidekick: Interview With Richard Speight Jr. and Michael J. Weithorn
LeBron James Practice Interview | May 18, 2015
D'Angelo Russell Interview | 2015 NBA Draft Combine | May 12, 2015
Speights POWA s01e108 26/07/01
Katherine Heigl & Johnny Knoxville, The Ringer Interview
Katherine Heigl & Johnny Knoxville, The Ringer Interview 2
Johnny Knoxville "Broken Penis" Australian Tv interview & Bad Grandpa #realjknoxville
Mind Over Matter
THOMAS J SPEIGHT
Kyrie Irving Practice Interview | May 18, 2015
I, Frankenstein Score - Composers Interview with Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek
Quarterback Camp - Steve Clarkson Dream Maker | Wilton Speight 2012 Season Highlights
Spring Tour14: Henry Speight speaks of tough loss on debut
Johnny Knoxville interview
Richard Speight Jr Fav lines from 80's and 90's