Actor, writer and music artist Andrew Mackintosh carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of The Bill, one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time.

In this clip from our recent conversation, Andrew remembers his friend and colleague Kevin Lloyd (DC Tosh Lines), recalls the consistently high quality scripts in The Bill, the careful selection of guest artists, and the art of ensemble acting.

In the full episode, Andrew talks more about The Bill and his remarkable career beyond, including his long-term musical collaboration with Joe Dooley, and his latest creation, the hit fiction podcast, Letter From Helvetica.

Our companion webpage for this episode has the complete conversation as well as some additional career details, images, links and recommendations for further reading, viewing and listening:

https://dec4podcast.com/2024/09/17/a-conversation-with-andrew-mackintosh/

Oliver Crocker is a filmmaker, podcaster, publisher, and leading writer and historian on classic British television. In this clip from a two-part podcast recorded in 2021, we discuss Oliver's friend and mentor, BAFTA nominated television director Mervyn Cumming (1943-2021), including his extensive CV and brush with the BBC's ill-fated soap, Eldorado. We also talk a little more about Ian Cullen in terms of his career beyond Z-Cars, along with his co-star in When The Boat Comes In, Roger Avon.

Find the full episode here, with additional background, links, and suggestions for further viewing, reading and listening;

https://dec4podcast.com/2023/01/29/in-conversation-with-author-filmmaker-and-podcaster-oliver-crocker-a-two-part-podcast/

In this clip from our previous Winter Dance Party (supplement) episode, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), joins us to discuss some press coverage of a dispute within the family of the late JP Richardson (The Big Bopper), over the allocation of royalties.

Find the original episodes, additional background, as well as detailed research notes and links to our sources, with some suggestions for further reference, at a dedicated page at our podcast website;

https://dec4podcast.com/2024/02/23/gary-wells-the-winter-dance-party/