Urgent service record details required for BBC Drama

My name is Philip, I am working as an Assistant Art Director on the second series of BBC legal drama 'Silk', starring Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones.

The second episode features a present day army court martial. However, I need to create an old service record for one of the character's grandfathers who fought in the forties and fifties. I have contacted the Army Personnel Unit in Glasgow and am now awaiting an e-mail reply from the MOD. I do not require any personal information, I can recreate that, but would be very interested to know what information I would likely find in a service record from that time so that I can mock up something that looks authentic. If anyone is able to help in anyway please contact me as soon as possible. I have a very close deadline. My e-mail should be open to members.

Thank you.

 

My mistake...Obviously Northerners Service Records aren't good enough down south

 

Paul Reed would be a good one to contact

 

Philip

If it helps, go to my Army Records on my personal page: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/album.php?albumid=174
Have a look and if you want to re-hash any document you would have my permission to use it strictly for the purpose of your program

The fee for it's use would be a small donation made to any major service charity.

Ron
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Ron,

That is brilliant. Thank you so much. I'll definitely make a donation.

 

You're welcome

 

Once again the BBC trying to get something for nothing. Nice about the donation but should not the BBC with it vast tax money have someone there in the researches department that should know how do this.

If someone needed a BBC record or clip for research they would doing how much would out dear auntie charge us. /Rant over

 

Spoken exactly like someone who has no idea what they are talking about "wowtank".

 

Spoken exactly like someone who has no idea what they are talking about "wowtank".

I have noticed that before.

 

Spoken exactly like someone who has no idea what they are talking about "wowtank".

Please enlightened me how you would go about getting to view a clip or an archive from the BBC with out incurring a very large fee. I do now a bit about the BBC having been in one of there programs. I am entitled to my view just as you are and my view is that the BBC is a waste time and money. I don't think the piety comment about me was appropriate.

 

I have noticed that before.

The Irony is killing me lol.

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The BBC is a very large organisation. The people who allow access to previous media are not the same as those who make programmes, and those who make programmes would love to have access to the sort of funds that you seem to suggest are available.

The reality is, for example, that most WW2 related documentaries made for the BBC are made on a minimal and decreasing budget and have to source most of their archive material outside of the UK because of the fees that UK archives command for it. That programme makers will seek things for free from members of the public are all part of that, but in doing so often are able to highlight individuals, projects, research etc that normally otherwise would not appear in the public eye, so it can be a two way street.

 

Yep Paul I know this and know where you are coming from but the BBC is so big with so much public funds and little accountability. There are many more things that I don't like about the BBC but the fact is you can not watch TV I Britain without paying them.. Think about this in Britain you can go to prison for watching TV.


I think you post before last was unnecessary as I put /rant over which would I suggest I was ranting ie not being to analytical.

Edit. Just a thought so the BBC uses archives outside the country so could actually take work away from License payers who pay the BBC program makers wages.

 

They are publicly accountable, like all publicly funded organisations.

A TV licence is common in many European countries. When I lived in France we had to pay an amount very similar to the UK for programming that doesn't even begin to compare the worst episode of Dog Borstal. France has hidden it in general taxation now, something I suspect could happen here one day.

 

Wowtank just like you can be sent to prison for refusing to pay for any other service you use but don't pay for. But unlike Sky, cell phones companies, gas and electric companies, the BBC cannot simply cut you off for non-payment.

But anyone who thinks the cost of receiving television will be 100 odd quid a year cheaper when the License fee is no longer with us and commercial media companies are calling the shots, are going to be in for a rather large shock.

Lee

 

Good grief. When was this law passed?
Not for watching tv but for not having a valid license.

 

Think about this in Britain you can go to prison for watching TV.



Good grief. When was this law passed? - X Factor people. should be sent to jail for watching that!

 

X Factor people. should be sent to jail for watching that!

We are not allowed to mention that show on this forum