[…] freelance. And the films I did with him, the first one we did at Walton, a film with Gene GerrardAlan Lawson: Which studioFreddie Francis: Walton on Thames, where dear old Geoff Faithful was the resident cameraman and dear old Arthur Grant was his camera operator. That was one film and I did two mo[…]
[…]alist Productions, in collaboration again of course with the Spottiswoodes. And it was called Royal River. And it was a scenic film shot on the River Thames. Because of the massive and immovable nature of this giant camera, the film was nearly all shot from a barge, with the cameras mounted on a bar[…]
[…] lived in a manor house on the banks of the Thames? E.M. Smedley-Aston: No, he lived in a very delightful […]
[…] “Why don’t you write me a television play?” I said “Really?” and he said “Yeah.” He said “I’m going to produce a series of first plays.” DB: At Thames. GG: “-At Thames. Do one for me.” And I said “What about?” And he said “About hang-gliding.” I said “I know nothing about hang-gliding.” H[…]
[…] although the pictures were all quota quickies, and they really were pretty rubbishy...Roy Fowler: He lived in a manor house on the banks of the Thames?E.M. Smedley-Aston: No, he lived in a very delightful house on the bend of the river at Laleham...no not Laleham, Laleham's the other dire[…]
[…]l. And it all went reasonably well until we had this we had a big location on the Rochester marshes. And there was a big sequence on the river on the Thames, where they roll the convict out to the paddle steamer to help him to escape. The paddle steamer causes production itself because I had to get […]
[…]r something special he’d say “Well why don’t you make that?” And I got into art directing that way.DB: Right. Okay. Fred Pusey, his very last job, at Thames Television was a play for me, when I was directing Armchair Theatre. Great old bloke, wasn’t he wonderful?PM: Yes. Really nice, yes.DB: Anyway,[…]
[…]ve his name? Has he gone? AY: No, no. I also worked for the Black brothers of course for a while. They were at Walton on Thames. Another voice: Tyne &Tees AY: No. Another voice: Do you mean Edward? AY: Yes, I think it was a[…]
