We classify the finite-dimensional simple R-modules for a class of alg
ebras which arise as iterated skew polynomial rings in two variables o
ver commutative k-algebras for an algebraically closed field k of arbi
trary characteristic. The class includes the enveloping algebra and th
e quantized enveloping algebra of the Lie algebra sl(2,k), the quantiz
ed Weyl algebra in two variables, various quantum groups, and the enve
loping algebra of the dispin Lie superalgebra.