Pebble Mill at One tribute to presenter, Donny MacLeod, who died suddenly of a heart attack in 1984. This excerpt was shared by Ben Seymour, son of presenter, David Seymour.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Vanity Fair location, Sidmouth
Photos by Chris Glover, no reproduction without permission. These photos are from the 1987 drama serial, Vanity Fair. They were taken in Sidmouth, which was standing in for Brighton. In the second photo is ‘Amelia’ (Rebecca Saire) (L) talking to ‘Dobbin’ (Simon Dormandy). Chris’s wife Wendy Bradfield made this and other costumes for Rebecca.
The following comment was left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Dave Bushell: ‘On the recce the director and EM (John Abbott) had identified a stretch of concrete hard standing where the beach met the promenade on which to lay a camera track. When we arrived the day before the shoot it had disappeared under heavy shingle. John then organised a caterpillar tracked bulldozer to travel overnight along the road from Exeter. The noise as it came along the prom in the early hours of the morning woke the whole seafront.’
Brian Glover on Shakespeare or Bust
Photo by Graham Pettifer, no reproduction without permission
Gwen Arthy, make-up artist preparing actor, Brian Glover, on location for Shakespeare or Bust, at Gas St Basin, Birmingham. The play was written by Peter Terson, with Tara Prem the script editor. Tara went on to marry Brian Glover. It was produced at Pebble Mill and transmitted in January 1973.
Thanks to Graham Pettifer for sharing the photo.
The following comment was left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Susan Astle: ‘I was Make up assistant on this, probably my first filming! Great cast.’
News Team
Photos by Jane Partridge, no reproduction without permission
‘News Team’ T-shirt belonging to Phil Partridge.
The following comments were left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Ian Collins: ‘It was an animated logo and a version of it was on the front of the building for a while.’
Stuart Gandy: ‘You are right Ian, it was on the front of the building as can be seen in the picture on this wikipedia page about Pebble Mill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_Mill_Studios. I think I remember it being animated when it appeared at the start of the programme. I’m sort of guessing late 80s.’
Camilla Fisher: ‘The logo was designed by Tony Fisher based on transport etc meeting in the middle (rather than something going down the drain).’