Barry Norman on Hammer Films and Ingrid Pitt

[Windthrop]

Article from the Mail by Barry Norman

BARRY NORMAN: Vampires, vamps and how I cut my teeth on Hammer horror | Mail Online

[Harbottle]

Excellent read many thanks for sharing

[cassidy]

Nice article but although he mentioned those who have passed on he seems to tell us that Christopher Lee is the only big Hammer name left. Surely Jimmy Sangster is still around and it was he who kick started his own writing career with X the Unknown followed up by so many other Hammer hits. If I'm wrong please correct me. If I'm not "pass the marmalade".

Article from the Mail by Barry Norman

BARRY NORMAN: Vampires, vamps and how I cut my teeth on Hammer horror | Mail Online

[cassidy]

Yes, sorry Windthrop I too should have thanked you for an excellent post.

cassidy

[Gerald Lovell]

Nice article but although he mentioned those who have passed on he seems to tell us that Christopher Lee is the only big Hammer name left. Surely Jimmy Sangster is still around and it was he who kick started his own writing career with X the Unknown followed up by so many other Hammer hits. If I'm wrong please correct me. If I'm not "pass the marmalade".

Not only is Jimmy Sangster still with us, but also, thankfully, Anthony Hinds, who produced most of the greatest Hammers.

[cassidy]

Yes you are quite right, he was also featured on the recent BBC4 series.

Not only is Jimmy Sangster still with us, but also, thankfully, Anthony Hinds, who produced most of the greatest Hammers.

[markrgv]

Yes, thanks for posting Windthrop - good article.
And as well as Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley is still with us - and she was the most formidable actress to work for Hammer.

[m35541]

As well as that Barry Norman's dad would never have seen the BBFC's Audrey Field's comments on X The Unknown (which he implies in the article) as this was private BBFC correspondence and not published until Wayne Kinsey's Hammer: The Bray Studio Years came out long after Leslie Norman had died !! He puffs his dad's film more than any of the others !!