# Stanley Appel

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{{Short description|British television producer and director (1933–2023)}}
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'''Stanley Appel''' (9 June 1933 – 15 May 2023) was a British television producer and director of [light entertainment](/source/light_entertainment) at [BBC Television](/source/BBC_Television), most synonymous with his overhaul of ''[Top of the Pops](/source/Top_of_the_Pops)'' in the early 1990s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/music/features/1756/The_last-Top_of_the_Pops-.html|title=The Last 'Top of the Pops'|work=TimeOut|date=July 25, 2006|accessdate=October 27, 2010}}</ref> which saw the brief end to [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) DJs hosting the show.

==Life and career==
Stanley Appel was born in [Stepney](/source/Stepney), [London](/source/London) on 9 June 1933.<ref>{{cite web |title=Appel, Stanley |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl |website=FreeBMD |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>

Prior to joining light entertainment he was a senior television studio cameraman for many years. Appel became best known for his work on light entertainment at the BBC, most notably his reworking of ''Top of the Pops'' during the 1990s. He was also the producer of the popular game show, ''[Blankety Blank](/source/Blankety_Blank)'', during the [Les Dawson](/source/Les_Dawson) era.  Appel also produced the [Marti Caine](/source/Marti_Caine) series, [Leo Sayer](/source/Leo_Sayer) series, [Paul Daniels](/source/Paul_Daniels) series, [Lulu](/source/Lulu_(singer)) series, and the [Mike Yarwood](/source/Mike_Yarwood) series.

Appel was married to Marina, and had two daughters; Renée and Bianca. He died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news |title=Social & Personal Announcements |url=https://www.thejc.com/personal |access-date=19 May 2023 |publisher=The Jewish Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RIP Stanley Appel, legendary television producer and director |url=https://twitter.com/chrishainstock/status/1658225264415891457 |website=media:man on Twitter |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I've just heard the sad news that this guy has gained his Angel wings. |url=https://twitter.com/MarkFranklin123/status/1658751951163514882 |website=Mark Franklin on Twitter |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0032222}}
* {{discogs artist|Stanley Appel}}

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Category:British television producers
Category:People from Stepney

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