Alan Francis Simpson (27 November 1929 โ 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954โ1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961โ1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962โ1974).
