Rescue, 1990 on dvd

Rescue was a ‘Scottish Television’ production made by Paul Berriff and Paul Beaver. A book was also produced by PSL (Patrick Stephens Limited) ISBN 1-85260-291-0 which contained some excellent photos.
It would be interesting to hear what has happened to some of the crew. I guess that some have now retired – Flt Lt John Prince for example? I heard that Paul Readfern eventually went on to command the SAR force.

Just thinking on this, I’m sure the company that produced the series was called Berriff And Beneriff, who was Mr Beneriff and what was his input in the series?

Paul Berriff: Local Chap – lived in Hessle and made loads of documentaries. He produced, directed and filmed mostly on 16mm film. I think he was one of the last to switch to video.

He made a film (maybe a series) about the Humber Lifeboat (he was a volunteer coastguard) and another film about Hull’s Central Fire Station – trained to use BA so he could film inside burning buildings, both in the 1980s. He filmed Piper Alpha (as part of the Rescue series) and he also made a film about NASA (1990s). I think the last thing he did was film the FDNY in action. He was at ground-zero before it was ground-zero – filming fire-fighters on 9/11 and was almost killed when the twin towers came down. He was well respected for not getting in the way, while filming right in the action.

Sadly his kind of film-making – taking his time to film “as it happens” – became too expensive. He told a story that involved action – but not wall to wall action that commissioning editors now demand. His films told the story over many months of filming about those involved (fire-fighter, lifeboat man, trainee astronaut, SAR aircrew), where the action played its part.

Rescue was filmed by Paul Berriff

Just thinking on this, I’m sure the company that produced the series was called Berriff And Beneriff, who was Mr Beneriff and what was his input in the series?

Rescue was filmed by Paul Berriff

Check out: http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/community/Defying-death-behind-the-lens.928413.jp, which would indicate he has retired from film-making.

The article is dated 2005, but he might still own http://www.theneptune.co.uk/. You could always email them? Maybe you can convince him to put the series on DVD. Hold on…

…Nope, nothing on eBay. And nothing on Play.com. Maybe DD Video might be a good company to talk to about a DVD. I have loads of there titles. Excellent company.

Regards

Phil Rhodes

P.S. You know I’m sure it’s been on DVD, but I can’t find anything online.

Excellent, that is exactly what I wanted to hear!

I’ll get snooping and e mailing in the next few days, cheers.

Rescue was filmed by Paul Berriff

Check out: http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/community/Defying-death-behind-the-lens.928413.jp, which would indicate he has retired from film-making.

The article is dated 2005, but he might still own http://www.theneptune.co.uk/. You could always email them? Maybe you can convince him to put the series on DVD. Hold on…

…Nope, nothing on eBay. And nothing on Play.com. Maybe DD Video might be a good company to talk to about a DVD. I have loads of there titles. Excellent company.

Regards

Phil Rhodes

P.S. You know I’m sure it’s been on DVD, but I can’t find anything online.

Blimey, I’ve got that on VHS somewhere! Must dig it out.

Me too, I taped episodes 2-13 off SSVC whilst I was living in Germany as a Padbrat aged about 10 but would like to get them on DVD as the quality of the tape is fading fast! 😮

Blimey, I’ve got that on VHS somewhere! Must dig it out.