Harold Snoad

Harold Snoad
Snoad in 2011
Born	Harold Edward Snoad (1935-08-28)28 August 1935 Mill Hill, Middlesex, England
Died	2 June 2024(2024-06-02) (aged 88)
Other names	Alan Sherwood
Occupation(s)	Television director, producer and writer
Years active	1957–1995
Employer	BBC
Notable work	Dad's Army (1968–1977), Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), Don't Wait Up (1983–1990), Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1988)
Spouses	Anna Cadwallader ​ ​ (m. 1957, divorced)​ Jean Green ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	3

Harold Edward Snoad (28 August 1935 – 2 June 2024) was a British television producer, writer and director.^[1] He was best known for the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, starring Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift. He was also well known for having directed and produced Ever Decreasing Circles starring Richard Briers and Peter Egan, as well as Don't Wait Up starring Tony Britton and Nigel Havers.

Snoad also had a successful writing career with his writing partner Michael Knowles, writing the Dad's Army radio spinoff, It Sticks Out Half a Mile which evolved into the short-lived television series for ITV called High & Dry.