Supporting actors
A gallery of photographs of people behind the screen at ABC
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GLORIA HARDY, Leeds press office, with new husband Nicky Pritchard
BERT AKEHURST, TONY O’TOOLE, LOU CASEY, SID BAKER – Property Store, Teddington
Audio Typing Department, Teddington: DOROTHY COURTNEY, Supervisor, JOYCE TOPPING, CHRIS LEETHAM and MARILYN SCOTT
PAULINE HOWARD, Switchgirl, JOHN BILSBROUGH, Commissionaire and Nurse WILLIAMS, Didsbury
Teddington Sports and Social Club members LOUIS BOTTONE, MARY PEARCE, JOHN P ALDHAM, LES BREWSTER and BRIAN WALLIS
Members of the Alpha Sports and Social Club
GEORGE THOMPSON – Power House Engineer, Teddington
BOB NORRIS, Hanover Square
FLO SLAVIN and MAY GLANCEY, Assistant Cooks, with FLO JACKSON, House Cleaner, in the background. Didsbury
MAL GRIFFITHS, Didsbury
STEVE KILROE, Camera Operator, MARGARET JACKSON, make-up artist, PETER HEMING, Camera Operator, being innoculated against Polio by Nurse WILLIAMS, Didsbury
Studio Manager TERRY PACE presents Boilerman HAROLD CLOUGH with his retirement gifts with Electricians CARL MULLIGAN, HARRY PRICE and DAVE DILLON in attendance, Didsbury
JIM SHAW, Hanover Square
ARTHUR JONES, Leeds
FLO NANNETTI, Canteen Assistant, Didsbury
WENDY GIBBS, Post Room Supervisor, Alpha
Scenehands FRED ROPER and DICK MERCER with Assistant Scenemaster ARTHUR PROCTOR, Didsbury
JOHN RANSON, CAR Lines Engineer, Didsbury, with wife Myra
SANDRA GLEDSTONE, OB Production Assistant, and ANN LOFTUS, David Southwood’s secretary, Didsbury/Mount Street
ABC TV Motor Club outing to Blackpool
REG EARP, Electrician, Didsbury, with daughter Kathleen and grand-daughter Beverley.
TONY O’TOOLE – Property Master, Teddington
LILIAN ARCHIBALD, Telephonist, Didsbury, with new husband carl Brian Sutcliffe
GEOFFREY LUGG, Presentation Manager, and ERIC FLACKFIELD, Programme Co-ordinator, Teddington
House Electricians LES BREWSTER and REG TAYLOR, Teddington
PAT SWORDS and LINDA MAYOH, Make-up Department, Didsbury
Telecine Engineer JOHN RANSON and wife Myra, Didsbury
RAY GREAVES, OB Assistant Floor Manager, Didsbury
KEITH RUSHTON, Electronic Maintenance, and DAVE CHARLTON, sound department, Alpha
PHYLLIS BENNETT, Canteen Assistant, Didsbury
SANDRA SYLVESTER, Make-up Artist, and JOHN EDMUNDS, Announcer, Alpha
TERRY HUGHES – Promotion Writer, Teddington
House Electricians LES BREWSTER and REG TAYLOR, Teddington
Nurse WILLIAMS, Didsbury
ELIZABETH MABLEY, Rachel Nelson’s secretary, and ANGELA MABLEY, Casting Secretary, Teddington
JOE KEETON, Catering Manager, Didsbury
About the author
The Promotion Department, based at 1 Hanover Square in London, was responsible for promoting ABC programmes in the press and for explaining the process of television to potential advertisers.