Biography
Dennis Wilson (also credited as Denis Wilson) was a British pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Born in Leicester, he played piano in his school orchestra and later in local bands. After Army service from 1939, during which he directed music at a garrison theatre in India until 1946, he joined several popular bands before working freelance from 1949 with recording, radio and television orchestras, as well as film music.
Wilson composed theme music and incidental scores for numerous British television series and sitcoms. His credits include Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975), Rising Damp (1974–1978), Steptoe and Son (incidental music, 1970–1974) and Fawlty Towers (1975–1979). He died in Cambridge in 1989.
