A life in films and tv.

[harryfielder]

In 1966 I was asked to do two days as an extra in a tv show ''The Saint'' with Roger Moore. I liked the two days so I stayed in the biz for the next 32 years.....

I had a great life and now I tell my story..
(Web Page)

Right I'll have a look around....

Aitch,

[ladytex01]

Welcome to the forums!

[harryfielder]

Thanks,

Aitch,

[Terri]

Welcome to the forum.

[harryfielder]

Thanks Terri, I'm still finding my way around...

Aitch, (H)

[smileyone]

Hello Aitch
Welcome to these forums! Hope you are finding your way around here ok!
What work did you do after The Saint? That was a good show, although, I never was that big a fan of Roger Moore!

Look forward to chatting to you on these forums

[harryfielder]

Hiya Smileyone, I got to work on 800 productions in 32 years and on some of them I get a credit and some not.

See IMDB (AND MY WEB SITE)

I'll be back....

Aitch,

[smileyone]

What a good array of shows/movies etc......
Which ones did you enjoy working on the best?

What current shows do you watch and have you anything else lined up in the pipeline?

Hope you are settling in here ok...

Chat again soon!

[harryfielder]

Originally Posted by smileyone

What a good array of shows/movies etc......
Which ones did you enjoy working on the best?

Chat again soon!

One job I loved was a live kids show in 1982 where I was booked for one days work and ended up staying for the next three years as a presenter

CBTV…Director Stuart Hall…Producer…Dale Le Vack… Thames TV…
An Agent sends me down to Thames TV Studios at Teddington to play a uniformed security guard on this new show, which goes out live on Tuesdays at 4-45 pm..
The idea of the show is that the young presenters on CBTV (Illegal television) would occupy the boiler room and broadcast their show from there.
It’s aimed at the 5 to 15 year old kids with pop stars and well known guests every week. My job would be to try and stop the young presenters from getting to the boiler room to broadcast the show.. I would be on the Thames TV gate and stop them coming into the studio. (But if I do stop them there’s no show) ???.
(Got the plot so far. If I let them in I’m wrong and if I don’t let them in I’m wrong)
Stuart Hall explained how it would work, ‘’Harry the security guard is a bit thick and when the boys are trying to get into the studio they will trick you so that they can sneak past you and do the show’’


The main presenters on the show were…Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Anneka Rice,
Sandra Young and Paul Henley and others who came and went over the next three years.
I usually pre recorded my bits which were the opening of the show so that the boys (or girls) could be in place when the titles finished and the show went live.
There was no script for me and I would have to ad lib like mad.
The two main boys Jim and Steve were good at ad lib and between us we would come up with a funny gate entrance every week.
After a while I was writing them on a Monday and phoning them into the studio in case I needed any props on Tuesday morning.
The show was a bit like Blue Peter on the BBC and we would talk about the latest news items for that week..
After my first day Stuart asked me if I would like to come back next week.
I said yes and ended up staying on and off for three years.
There are a lot of funny stories to tell about CBTV and I shall spread them over the next three years. I was only booked for Tuesdays which left time for other work…

Aitch,