What is Sydney Lotterby?
'''Sydney Warren Lotterby''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (30 November 1926 – July 2020) was a British television producer and director. He started as a cameraman at the [[BBC]] and progressed to becoming technical manager. Shows he directed and produced were ''[[As Time Goes By (UK TV series)|As Time Goes By]]'', ''[[May to December]]'', ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'', ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister]]'', ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]'', ''[[Brush Strokes]]'', ''[[Open All Hours]]'', ''[[The Old Boy Network]]'', ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]'', ''[[Ripping Yarns]]'', ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', ''[[Going Straight]]'', ''[[Broaden Your Mind]]'', the final series of ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]'', ''[[The Liver Birds]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' and ''[[Sykes and A...]]''. Lotterby died in July 2020 at the age of 93.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/30/porridge-open-hours-producer-sydney-lotterby-dies-aged-93-13060299/ Porridge and Open All Hours producer Sydney Lotterby dies aged 93]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0521535}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotterby, Sydney}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:BAFTA Award winners]] [[Category:British television producers]] [[Category:British television directors]] {{bio-stub}}