1974
THE
TAMARIND SEED…Omar
Sharif …
We all had a day out at
London Zoo. Me, the wife
and three kid’s.
The kids were not
impressed by the movie
business. (After six
takes they wanted to go
home)
I managed to take a photo
of Omar but it
didn’t come out to
good.
(David Bailey, Don’t
worry)
OMAR SHARIF
HAVING HIGH TEA AT LONDON
ZOO…
TOMMY…Ken
Russell…
A few days stand/in for
various artists...
CARRY
ON DICK…Pinewood…Gerry
Thomas.
The last Carry On I
worked on and one of the
best.
I remember Sid James
playing Dick Turpin
saying a line to a young
lady,
‘’My
name’s Dick, do you
like it?’’
The whole cast at their
best. (Watch it on video)
LEGEND
OF THE WEREWOLF…Director
Freddy
Francis…Producer
Kevin Francis.
A run of the mill horror
film and I was
standing/in for the
Werewolf.
Guest artists, Michael
Ripper and Ron Moody.
I’d known Kevin
Francis since Randall and
Hopkirk days when he was
a 2nd A.D. and we’d
had a few beers together.
His Father, Freddy was a
well respected lighting
cameraman and had worked
on a number of big budget
films over the years.
(Why do lighting
cameramen want to
Direct?)
Kevin also produced The
Ghoul, Trog and
Persecution around the
same time and always gave
me a bit of work when he
could. Whenever I’m
at Pinewood I make a
point to drop into his
office and say hello...
In another twenty years
time he offers to buy a
script off me.
My best wishes go to all
the Francis family.
THE
SWEENEY…John
Thaw…Dennis
Waterman…
It arrived with a bang. A
British cop show that
pulled no punches.
No more
‘’Evening
all’’ from
Dixon of Dock Green this
was the ‘’Bogs
Dollocks’’.
A couple of good friends
of mine were standing/in
for the two main leads.
Whenever they could
they’d stick my name
up to the various 2nd
A.D.’s and get me a
couple of days work.
Thanks Barry and Tony.
I can’t remember the
number of episodes I was
on but it always seemed
to be when it was a bit
quiet on the outside.
I got on well with John
and Dennis and on some
episodes I’d be a
plain clothes cop helping
them out of trouble and
on other episodes
they’d be roughing
me up.
(I never get to play
Vicars or Doctors, is it
something to do with my
face)
As
I’ve said I worked
on The Sweeny on and off
over the next couple of
years
And was still friends
with John up to his
death...(Everyone misses
you John)
VISITORS
FOR ANDERSON…BBC
DRAMA…
I’m in the cast
again as a prison warder
in a jail in South
Africa.
Not too much to do or say
but mainly rattle cell
keys around doors and
look horrible and
menacing to the
inmates…(that
isn’t too hard)
I worked with Stratford
Johns on this but had
already worked with him
on Z-Cars and
Barlow.(it’s nice to
have a friend on the
team)
(For South Africa, read
London BBC Centre)
THE
LIVER BIRDS…Producer…Douglas
Argent…BBCTV…
Cast Inc…Nerys
Hughes…Elizabeth
Estensen…
I’m saying words
again as a cast
member…(a spit and a
cough)
All I have to do is order
a huge breakfast in a
transport café and have
a bit of a go at the two
main artists. (No sweat)
Elizabeth is now one of
the main cast of
Emerdale. 2002/2003…
IT
AINT HALF HOT MUM…BBCTV…
I did a few of these over
the next few years and we
had a good laugh doing
them. All the cast were
great and I spent many a
happy hour having a swift
half in the studio
bar…
In between
these shows I was fitting
in a lot of Doctor Who
episodes.
Doctors came and went and
I can’t remember how
many shows I worked on.
If they show an old one
on Cable I’m not too
surprised
If my face pops up in an
episode, (It was our
bread and butter jobs)
NEXT
- 1975
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