Who remembers the Norman Wisdom show being filmed in Watford?

Harry Fielder, right, filming with Norman Wisdom and Don Henderson.

In a career spanning 32 years, film and television actor Harry “Aitch” Fielder appeared in some of Britain’s best known programmes, including Dr Who, Terry and June and Fawlty Towers.

He also featured in Carry On Up The Khyber, Carry On Abroad and On The Buses.

In 1973, Mr Fielder worked with Norman Wisdom in Watford, when they filmed part of the Norman Wisdom Show at Watford Junction station.

Mr Fielder, 69, who lives near Watford, recalled: “The filming day was Tuesday, May 29, and I wonder if any readers remembered Norman and all the crew being there on that day.

“In about 1953 my mother took me and my brothers and sisters to see Norman in a film called Trouble In Store at the local Bug Hutch in New North Road (That road still holds many memories).

“It was a film about a little man being put down but in the end coming up trumps. Anyway, I’m about to work with the man.

“An agent sends me to Watford main line station at 11am to play a crook.

“I have to meet up with another actor and wait for the crew to arrive.

Harry Fielder, right, filming with Norman Wisdom and Don Henderson in Watford, May 1973.

“Now I’m dressed as a smart crook and I’m in the waiting room at Watford Station and the locals are giving me the beady eye.

“After about five minutes another smartly dressed crook arrives and the locals must think the heavy mob are about to take over (we soon have the waiting room to ourselves).

“Don Henderson introduces himself and it seems we have many friends in common, such as Mike Pratt, Dudley Sutton and Tom Baker.

“After about half an hour of chatting we get a message that the crew are running late at the other location and will not be here till about 3.30pm.

“‘Fancy a swift half?’ I enquire to Don. ‘I could fancy a swift pint more,’ he replies.

“After three hours in the pub next door to the station we wend our way back to the waiting room just as the crew are turning up.

“‘Sorry to have kept you waiting so long, hope you haven’t been too bored,’ said a crew member.

“‘We’re fine, we’ve been looking at a few sights.’ “The director tells us that we are going to chase Norman, catch him and beat him up.

Harry Fielder, right, filming a routine for the Norman Wisdom show with Don Henderson in May 1973.

“Now no one told us that Norman is the fittest man for his age that I had ever seen. We could not catch him and I was coming second.

“Norman was told to slow down his running so that the big bad bullies could beat him up (There’s got to be another story here somewhere).

“We worked quite late but managed to finish the shoot.

“Don Henderson went on to greater parts. Thank you Sir Norman Wisdom.”