Jenny Brewer talks about her career at BBC Pebble Mill from pebblemill on Vimeo.
Specially recorded interview with Jenny Brewer talking about her career at the BBC. Jenny began working as a secretary in the late 1960s, and ended up as a commissioning manager in the late 1990s. Much of Jenny’s production work was in the English Regions Drama Department, headed up by David Rose in the 1970s.
The following comments were left on the the Pebble Mill Facebook Page:
Jean Palmer: ‘I worked for Jenny when she was a commissioning manager up in the posh offices in the fifth floor.’
Gordon Astley: ‘..I think I remember Jenny in the BBC Club’s production of “A Funny Thing Happened……” I had just joined the BBC !!!’
Judith Markall: ‘I remember Jenny and she mentions Eric Holmes! I was his Secretary and I couldn’t have worked for a nice man!!!!!! Much remembered.’
interesting – I remember Jenny and she mentions Eric Holmes – a really lovely man! I was his Secretary and I couldn’t have worked for a nicer man!!! Much remembered.
I remember Jenny when she was going out with, Nick Kester, a man I really fancied! I was so jelouse. She had a beautiful long hair piece, so fashionable in those days, on a velvet band and always looked very pretty. I too remeber her in a show at the Cresent Theatre. I think it was 1971 or maybe 1972?
I was the BBC Drama Club producer of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”. It was a great team effort and claimed one of the very few 5 STAR ratings from the Birmingham Mail’s theatre critic.
The show ran twice.
On the Thursday night of the first run there was a memorable moment when Jenny’s very brief costume, she was playing a lady of questionable repute, malfunctioned and both of her splendid lady bumps popped out during a solo dance routine. Like a real trooper she carried on until she could turn her back on the audience and reload!
Life is made of precious moments like these wouldn’t you agree?!