" SCREAMING " 1992 - " THE BILL " 1993 & 1994 - "ANNIE'S BAR " 1996

On 26th January 1992, I was in a street in Hereford to be in a scene in " SCREAMING ", a BBC drama written by Carla Lane about three middle-aged women who share a friendship, none of them knowing that they also share the same man.
It starred Gwen Taylor, Penelope Wilton, Jill Baker and Anthony Barclay.
The 8 episode series was screened later in that year 1992.
On this same date the following year I was in South London to be in my 6th episode of the police drama
" The Bill ", also on this date the following year of 1994, I was at the same studios to be in my 7th episode and also later that same year for my 8th.
Two years later on this same date in 1996, I was at the Television centre in Teddington to be in my first episode of " Annie's Bar " , a political soap - shot only hours before transmission time to enable the scenes to contain up to the minute political issues.
I was playing the part of a Member of Parliament and on this episode we were joined by the real Member of Parliament for Grimsby - Austin Mitchell. He walked alon in front of those of us sitting on the front benches and commented on how authentic we all looked. A previous episode had included Edwina Currie.
I was later involved in a further two episodes filmed in February of that year and a further location shot in Henley in March 1996.
The studio at Teddington contained a mock up of the House of Commons and really looked like the real thing. " Annie's Bar "  was set in and around Annie's Bar - the legendary watering hole and gossip shop in the House of Commons.The series containde 10 episodes and was screened in 1996.

" CROSSROADS " 2001

Yesterday I recalled my involvement in the Central TV programme " Crossroads " in 2002, having been in my first 7 episodes between 1985 and 1988.
On 24th January 2001, I arrived at the Central TV studios in Lenton Lane, Nottingham to be in my 1st episode of the resurrected series of " Crossroads ". This was my first day of 4 during 2001, and yesterdays reference was regarding my final visit to those studios, in January 2002, was when I was on my 12th day of "Crossroads " ( 7 having been filmed in Birmingham and the final 5 in Nottingham).

" CROSSROADS " 2002

On 23rd January 2002 I was at the Central studios in Lenton Lane, Nottingham to be in an episode of
" Crossroads ". This turned out to be the last time I was to visit these studios, as they have now been demolished.
My first " Crossroads " had been on 11th July 1985, following my successful interview with Barbara Plant, the casting agent at the Central studios in Birmingham.
I appeared in 7 episodes in the years between 1985 to 1988 and when the series was resurrected in 2001, and had moved to studios in Nottingham , I appeared in a further 5 episodes between 2001 and 2003 until the series was terminated.

" CASUALTY " 1996

On 22nd January 1996, I was in Bristol for my 26th episode in " Casualty ". this was already my second day in those studios in this year and I was in 4 more episodes of " Casualty " also in 1996.
Over the next 8 years, up to 2004, I have appeared in 45 more episodes of " Casualty " making a grand total to date of 71 appearances, one of which was my only credited speaking role of a Boxing Referee/ M.C.in episode 23 of the 1997/98 series.
It is now 10 years since I have been involved in this TV medical drama which is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital.

" DANGERFIELD " 1997 - " EMMERDALE " 2004

On 21st January 1997, I was in Warwick city centre to be in a street scene of " Dangerfield ".
All I can remember about this uneventful day was standing around in a street for hours waiting to be filmed as a passer-by.
" Dangerfield " was a British TV drama series about a small town Doctor/police surgeon, ran for 6 series between 1995 and 1999. Originally Nigel Le Vaillant played the central role,but later left the series and the focus switched to his replacement played by Nigel Havers.
My first episode was filmed on 4th May 1994 and I appeared in 10 episodes between that date and my final episode was filmed on 5th August 1999.
On 21st January 2004, I was in Leeds to be involved in an episode of " Emmerdale ".
This day was my 48th day of involvement in this very popular story of village residents in the Yorkshire dales.

" THE REAL MCCOY " 1992 - "EMMERDALE " 1998 - " CASUALTY " 1999 - " EMMERDALE " 2005

On 19th January 1992, I had arrived at the BBC Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham to be in comedy scenes in " The Real McCoy ".
" The Real McCoy was a BBC TV comedy show that ran from 1991 to 1996 featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars performing material aimed at an across-the-board black audience in a totally new sketch series.
Six years later I was in Leeds for my 8th day in an episode of  " Emmerdale ".
Another year later, I was in Bristol for my 40th day in an episode of " Casualty " and again on 19th January 2005, I was up in Leeds again for my 86th day on an episode of " Emmerdale ".
I would appear that the 19th January is a  profitable day in a month that is usually not a very productive month.
 However.within this month of January in 2014, I will have attended 6 Formal dinners and two Toastmaster quarterly meetings in London all of which will have been at my own expense with no paid jobs since 7th December 2013.

" CASUALTY " 1999 - Day 2 of 4

On 18th January 1999, I had stayed in a Hotel in Bristol, following my first day in episode 27 of
 " Casualty ",where I was involved in a three day shoot in Bristol followed by a further day on the " Holby City " set, for continuity, on 2nd February 1999 at the BBC studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
The first day on the 17th had been a 4 pm call for a "night-shoot " which wrapped at 4 am.
this second night on the 18th also required me to be at the studios in Bristol for 4 pm which wrapped at 3 am. The third day, which I shall recall tomorrow, also had an early morning wrap.
For the two nights that I stopped at a Hotel in Bristol, I was given the keys to the Hotel in order that I could let myself in and not wake up the proprietor at that late hour.
I shall be mentioning the " Holby City " visit, on this site when the anniversary of that date occurs in early February.
The episode was called " Love over Gold " and was screened on 6th March 1999.