years_active birth_place television name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1959 -- 2003 edinburgh , scotland , united kingdom '' summer wine '' '' open all hours '' the two ronnies '' '' last of the james gilbert 5 may 1923 james gilbert -lrb- producer -rrb-
 cecil james gilbert tv producer/director
james gilbert -lrb- producer -rrb-

cecil james gilbert -lrb- born 5 may 1923 -rrb- is a scottish television producer and director .
he was the bbc 's head of comedy from 1973-77 .
he was probably best known for his work on `` the two ronnies '' , `` last of the summer wine '' and `` open all hours '' .
in 2003 , gilbert appeared on the documentary special `` 30 years of last of the summer wine '' to discuss his role in helping to create the series .
