02-03-2024, 12:20 PM
Yes Nigel Pickard jumped from TVS to STV, and it was a master stroke as its give STV a range of new programmes while at Maidstone STV agreed to give 3 years deal where Nick stayed in Maidstone( same office) and kept the staff in jobs for a longer period. There were road signs on the M20 saying "Scottish Television" must have confused a few people.
If people watch that First Series of Whats up doc, Executive Producers were Nigel Pickard and Sandy ross ( Sandy was STV man) so thier fingers were in place. Nigel left STV in the summer 1993 to join the up and coming Family channel. People did moan at STV for having to scall back some of the near knuckle humour on whats up doc, while ignoring the fact ITC had given them right telling off and were keeping a very close on the series from series 2 onwards.
I'm would be very surprised if the first 2 TVS series of Finder keepers and How 2 are not safe, and must be in STV vaults. Just like Art attack, Rupert yes that Rupert started as TVS series but went to STV and there manged to repeat the full series many times.
When Finder keepers left Maidstone and went north I think for the last series the set was 2ft to big, hence the changes to the house design?
If people watch that First Series of Whats up doc, Executive Producers were Nigel Pickard and Sandy ross ( Sandy was STV man) so thier fingers were in place. Nigel left STV in the summer 1993 to join the up and coming Family channel. People did moan at STV for having to scall back some of the near knuckle humour on whats up doc, while ignoring the fact ITC had given them right telling off and were keeping a very close on the series from series 2 onwards.
I'm would be very surprised if the first 2 TVS series of Finder keepers and How 2 are not safe, and must be in STV vaults. Just like Art attack, Rupert yes that Rupert started as TVS series but went to STV and there manged to repeat the full series many times.
When Finder keepers left Maidstone and went north I think for the last series the set was 2ft to big, hence the changes to the house design?