Was lucky enough to see him live on a number of occasions, he produced the panto at the Tyne Theatre for about 20 years, he was a talented musician too, my youngest son got to know him as when he worked for Jesmond Dene House Brendan used to meet up with Brian Johnson there. They were writing a musical together which I think was about Helen of Troy. My son said the two of them together had the place in hysterics every time they were in. I wonder if the musical ever got finished.