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Steve Bendelack is an English filmmaker and television director who has worked primarily on comedy programmes.
Originally an assistant toPeter Fluck andRoger Law on satirical TV puppet showSpitting Image, Bendelack went on to direct the show in later years. He directedThe Mary Whitehouse Experience,The Royle Family,The League of Gentlemen,Dark Ages,Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),Cowards and the first series ofLittle Britain. He directed the BBC3 pilot forThe Mighty Boosh in 2003, but was replaced byPaul King for the series proper. He produced the opening scene for the 1990s edition ofWhose Line Is It Anyway? for a short period, but stopped midway through the series. Bendelack has directed the feature filmsThe League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse,Mr. Bean's Holiday andThe Harry Hill Movie. Bendelack also directed the first series ofFriday Night Dinner and the miniseriesIll Behaviour.[1]
