page_title: Geoffrey Perkins
section_title: Television writing and acting credits
hierarchical_section_title: Geoffrey Perkins / Television writing and acting credits
caption_attribution_description: English: Don't Quote Me, hosted by Geoffrey Perkins, with guests Austin Mitchell, Carol Thatcher, Simon Williams and Kit Hollerbach, 1990
context_page_description: Geoffrey Howard Perkins was a British comedy producer, writer and performer. Best known as the BBC head of comedy, he produced the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and is one of the people credited with creating the bizarre panel game Mornington Crescent for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In December 2008 he posthumously received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award.
context_section_description: Perkins' writing credits for television include The World According To Smith & Jones, KYTV, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, Harry Enfield and Chums and Coogan's Run. 
  In addition to starring in KYTV, Perkins appeared in small cameo roles in several of the comedy programmes he produced, including Father Ted, Operation Good Guys, One Foot in the Grave and The Catherine Tate Show. He also hosted the panel game Don't Quote Me, made by Open Media for Channel 4 in 1990.
caption: Hosting Don't Quote Me on Channel 4, 1990
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