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