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