John B Hobbs, who has died aged 87, formed his first theatre company at the age of 12, and the stage remained his first love. He even continued to write and mount shows across the country while enjoying a successful career as a BBC staff producer-director on television sitcoms.
Making the last two series of ’Allo ’Allo! (1991-92) towards the end of his days at the BBC not only required Hobbs to demonstrate his experience in crafting popular TV, but also his diplomacy in working with a cast that had established a hit programme without him.
