The seventh episode of a chat show presented by regional television personality Mike Neville that this week features Mike speaking with North Yorkshire born journalist and author Harry Pearson and veteran character actor Peter Vaughan. Title: The Mike Neville Show To the applause of the studio audience presenter Mike Neville comes out on to the stage and introduces tonight’s programme describing his first guest as one of the regions funniest writers providing details on his two published...

The seventh episode of a chat show presented by regional television personality Mike Neville that this week features Mike speaking with North Yorkshire born journalist and author Harry Pearson and veteran character actor Peter Vaughan. Title: The Mike Neville Show To the applause of the studio audience presenter Mike Neville comes out on to the stage and introduces tonight’s programme describing his first guest as one of the regions funniest writers providing details on his two published works The Far Corner and Racing Pigs and Giant Marrows. Coming out onto the stage Harry Pearson comes to sit next to Mike who asks him about his first book The Far Corner describing it as a strange look at football in the Northeast. Harry tells a funny story about going to a game at non-league Whitley Bay, his lifelong passion for football and his hero Bobby Charlton. He talks about the influence of his grandfather who as well as being a support of Middlesbrough Football Club was a storyteller. He talks about his early career working in catering at The Ritz Hotel in London and working in a wine shop before becoming a writer. He talks about the experience of coming back to the region and his schooldays at Great Ayton. Mike asks Harry about the inspiration for his second book Racing Pigs and Giant Marrows which is about northern agricultural shows and problems he had getting into the North East Budgerigar Society Show. Harry provides details on his newest book he has recently finished which is about Belgium explaining it was the Belgium’s who introduces both hops for beer and pigeon racing to the British. Taking the programme into a commercial break Mike states that after the break he will be speaking with veteran television and film actor Peter Vaughan. Title: The Mike Neville Show Returning from the break Mike Neville describes his next guest as a familiar face to anyone who watches television and whose acting career spans fifty-years. A clip from the 1993 ITV drama Circle of Deceit changes to actor Peter Vaughan comes out on stage and takes a seat beside Harry Pearson. After explaining that it is always a pleasure to be in the Northeast, he is asked about how he got into acting. He provides details of getting in repertory theatre through school and working before and after World War Two for various theatre company around the country. Mike reminds Peter that he and wife Pamela also came from repertory, and the two men talk about some of the people they knew in the business. Talking about how he finds the characters he plays Peter explains the importance of finding the man and the that he can make the role believable. He talks about one of his most revered roles in the region playing Felix on Our Friends in the North and the work he did learning about Alzheimer’s. Peter talks about how television transformed the acting profession followed by Mike asking about playing menacing parts such as Harry Grout in Porridge. Peter reminding Mike that he only appeared in three episodes plus the feature film which surprises him and Harry Pearson as he is such a remembered character. Harry asks Peter about his character is the BBC comedy series Citizen Smitha with the interview ending with Mike explaining how both his guests are observational people. Bringing the programme to an end Mike thanks his guests as well as the studio audience and provides details on next week’s programme when he will be joined by singer songwriter Steve Harley and the award-winning reporter Kate Adie. Title: The Mike Neville Show Credit: Title Music Alan Clark Floor Manager Herbie Newton Vision Mixer Tony Barber Cameras Simon Elphinstone Jimmy JIB Operator Ken Moulson Sound Mixer John Cook Lighting Director John Mason Production Co-ordinator Lisa Eccles Production Manager Barbara Buglass Research Gaye Slater Designer Tim Trout Executive Producers Peter Mitchell, Malcolm Wright Producer Jo Mapplebeck Series Producer Keith Cheetham Director Tony Kysh Title: A Zenith North production for Tyne Tees Television. © Tyne Tees Television MCMXCVIII End title: A Tyne Tees Television programme for Channel 3 North East