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These photos are of the blacksmith’s set in the 1981 adaptation of Dickens’ Great Expectations, in Studio A.
They were originally posted on the Pebble Mill Engineers’ Facebook group.
Stan Morgan book keeping all the moves
Stan Morgan
Stan and John larking around on Great Expectations
Photos by Albert Sheard, no reproduction without permission. The photos show Stan Morgan on the props team at work on Great Expectations.
Thanks to Albert Sheard for sharing the photos.
Albert has added the following information: ‘Stan’s job was to mark the floor with tape each time furniture moved for camera shots and the other chap was John Mills, sadly both guys no longer with us, seems like yesterday when I took that picture, they were good times.’
Photos by Robin Sunderland, no reproduction without permission
Photos on the set of the 1981 adaptation of Great Expectation taken by cameraman Robin Sunderland. These were taken in Studio A at Pebble Mill.
The following comments were posted on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Robin Sunderland: ‘Yes, think it is me on the camera. I always remember walking into the studio on the first day, and thinking…….blimey, they built a whole street!! I think it ran diagonally across the studio from one corner to another, presumably to make it as long as possible. And the horses seemed unfazed, by their studio experience.’
Graham Pettifer: ‘We had the best set builders and painters.’
Break time at Studio A. Photo by Graham Pettifer.
Photographs by Albert Sheard, no reproduction without permission.
The top photo shows production designer, Michael Edwards, and Roy Barrett, working on the kitchen set of the 1981 adaptation of Dickens’ Great Expectations, in Studio A. The second photo also shows Michael Edwards at work.
Thanks to Albert Sheard for sharing the photographs.
The following comments were left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Bob Hutton: ‘That’s Scenic Artist, Brian Bishop in the white overall in both pics,(sadly no longer with us).’
Carole Haysom: ‘We had some fun and games on this show! Great crew with Head of make up Gwen Arthy. Trainee at time…great experience.’
Albert and John Mills, make sure that the horse doesn’t run off. Photos from Albert Sheard, no reproduction without permission
The horse is led across the car park to Studio A
Blacksmith’s set for Great Expectations in Studio A
The horse’s starring role
These photographs are from the 1981, BBC1 serial of Great Expectations. They show the lengths that were taken with Studio drama to recreate authentic looking sets.
Thanks to Albert Sheard for sharing the photographs.