[…]e happened, luckily it didn’t. We saw the smoke in time.[00:21:10]PF: And there is an interesting scene in the film where you film… was it Birmingham City football ground?PS: Yes.PF: I don’t know if you remember much about that, how you approached the lighting or… because it’s very theatr[…]
[…]d changing anything. I mean the worst commercial for that I ever did was for that fat, beastly QI presenter. He’s lost weight, he’s married, he’s the Bafta bloke or he was. What’s he called?PF: Stephen Fry?EH: Stephen Fry! I wasn’t that familiar with him but I did know he was big, and a painkiller c[…]
[…] and before we started she said, "I don't like you!" "Oh!", I said, "What have I done?! I've never met you before!" She said, "No! But you married my best painting student for years and she hasn't painted since!" I said, "Well, that's no' my fault!" And I've been trying to persuade her to paint ever[…]
[…]t arrived and Francis was a very dashing wee chap from ATV and London and very much a Light Entertainment specialist, and indeed, hadn't long won the Bafta for a show with Millie [Millicent] Martin, as I recall, as Light Entertainment Producer of the Year when we got it. Anyway, Martin, sorry, Franc[…]
[…]hree months we went to East Kilbride and until I left home that's where we stayed. I: So, you would have been the first generation of the family living in the town? R: Absolutely! Yes, oh absolutely! It's a good place to have been brought up as kid, that's for sure. I: And when you we[…]
[…]onservative Government - Willie Whitelaw & Leon Brittain. I set up meeting for Leon to meet would-be independent producers. I set up screening at BAFTA of films by independent producers – Mike Dodds, Michael Peacock, John Cleese, Roy Godfrey. We made it look like enormous pool of talent – actual[…]
[…]ic job. And it was wonderful actors, and, you know, it was, it is a very moving piece, and I’m very proud that I’ve got my name on it. And we won the BAFTA, best single drama. And, I think it was at that point I thought, I’m going to retire, because I’ve, won a BAFTA, and I’ll go out.[0:10:08]What w[…]
[…]ore, I’ll come to the other one in a minute, and the whole crew were very grateful. The wives were out there as well because were all given very good living allowances so we all went out there with wives including my own. And, anyway, we all decided that we should repay him, so as it was an Arm[…]
