Hammer Films enjoyed a rich heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s making a series of late-night classics, such as The Vampire Lovers, Horror of Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde, and Dracula AD 1972. And Phil Campbell and Brian Reynolds were there, runners on set working with veteran actors such as Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Patrick …

Welcome back to Talking Film for the second part of our interview with actor Norman Eshley. So, why did Norman not want to kiss Mia Farrow? How did a leading stuntman teach Norman to ride a horse? And which popular television actor did Norman feel was badly affected by fame? In this episode Norman recalls working with Mia Farrow, Richard Fleischer,…

Actor Norman Eshley was painting the ‘No Smoking’ sign at the Bristol Old Vic when he had a phone call from Orson Welles’ office. Within months he was filming ‘The Immortal Story’ with Jeanne Moreau at the great director’s home in Madrid. There aren’t many actors still around who can describe what it was like to work for Welles – but Norman has a h…