Mike Harrison has suggested something new for this site - Where Are They Now?

I must admit that when I look at all the faces on these pages, or read the credits on The Good Life or Dr Who, or look down from one of the studio viewing galleries, I do wonder what happened to lots of my friends and acquaintances.

Some just retired and then disappeared.....

Of course some people might not want to be found, so we'll respect privacy, and avoid slander.....

If you are a freelance, you could send your details and thus get some low profile publicity for a very low fee - free, in fact.

Either ask for a name to be put on the left, or add some knowledge to the right.

Name Date entered Date found  
Gordon Waters     Are there any old-timers still around? I am Gordon Waters . I joined TV at AP on February 28th 1938 . In the early days I worked on "sound floor" and " vision mixing "up to September 1939 . I was at Radio Olympia on that fateful day when war broke out . After the war I returned to AP and was on "racks" with Jock Strathairn until May 1949 when I was promoted to S.Tel. E. Telecine .I left the Corp on Sept 1952 and emigrated to Canada and joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. I eventually became the Chief Engineer of The Studio Systems Group , roughly equivalent to the P and I dept I retired in March 1977 and am now living in Brockville Ontario Canada. My e- mail address is gwaters@ripnet.com. I should be glad to hear from any Acquaintances .
Dave Thompson 30/07/04   Roger Brunskill would like to contact
Malcolm Martin 30/07/04   Roger Brunskill would like to contact
Terry Wilde 6/01/04 7/01/04 Found almost instantly!
Barbara Franc 29/09/03 29/09/03 Find a biog at www.focsle.org.uk/first/flight.htm
Keith Swadkins 29/09/03 29/09/03 Read all about it at www.in70mm.com/wide_screen_weekend/academy/keith.htm
Peter Hider 29/09/03 29/10/03 Peter Hider was told about this site by Mike de Boulay, who lives somewhere near Toronto (a very small world these days)

Peter says: " Still alive and still working as an Associate Producer on the likes of "Poirot", "Without Motive" and "Rosemary & Thyme". Living in Crowthorne with wife #2 and sharing 6 children.(all flown the nest) I'd like to hear from anyone who remembers me on e-mail phider@tiscali.co.uk "
John Christie 29/09/03 25/11/03 Well, I left in '79 and I'm still around, still freelance, sometimes as a lighting cameraman (recently Great Industrial Wonders on BBC 2), and sometimes as a director (making a 2-hour documentary on the new Queen Mary for Discovery at the moment).
mailto:christie_john@hotmail.com
Geoff Tindale 29/09/03    
Jeff Goodwin   30/10/03 Mike Harrison says "Has been a Senior Cameraman at BSkyB for several years. He's changed very little, as have his dire jokes."
Dave John   30/10/03 Mike Harrison: "Also a senior at Sky. Also not changed much."
Rob Ellis   30/10/03 Mike Harrison: "Left Beeb in 1979. Went to Thames. Spent most of his time there on O.B's. Redundant when Thames lost the Franchise and went freelance. Currently working on "Kilroy" with me"
John Dailley   30/10/03 Mike Harrison: "Went to TVS at Maidstone.. Freelance when TVS lost the Franchise. Now working on "Family Affairs" at Merton, and 'Ready,Steady,Cook'"
Nigel Williams   30/10/03 Mike Harrison: "Regularly lighting on "Family Affairs"."
Doug Watson 10/11/03 14/11/03 Doug's location supplied by Howard Michaels - he's in France restoring an old mill.
Dickie Bunn   27/01/04 I was at TV Centre from '63 to '73 when I left to go to Southern TV, which became TVS, then freelance when franchises changed,doing stuff for Meridian and others. I am now based in Leeds still waiting for the phone to ring (01132501508, mob 07860241040) for a bit of work! I have been working for last few years on City Hospital, BBC 1 10a.m. so know the M1 pretty well!
Hi to anyone who remembers me(or is still alive!) from the good old days of real telly!
mailto:dickaren@supanet.com
John Whatton   29/05/04 I'm still very active in the business as you can see from my website www.shootwithus.com .......... and I'd really like to hear from some of those young blades who I hope are still young at heart.
Ian Perry   1/07/04 Although I left Tech-Ops in the early eighties transferring to "Crew Shop" at Lime Grove, I'm still active as a Freelance Lighting Cameraman after the Beeb closed us down in 2002. All the gory details are on my website: http://hometown.aol.com/Beebcam/lightingcameraman.html