Aiden J Harvey (born 1952 in Lancashire, England) is an angular English north country comedian and impersonator who got his break on the mid-1970s ATV talent show New Faces.
He made the first televised century break (107 points) in November 1960 on ATV.
The presenting team was doubled to four presenters, mostly culled from ATV's presentation department.
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Anthony Newley's short-lived 1960 ATV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade, in which Newley starred, continues to have a cult following owing to its postmodern premise that the Newley character is trapped inside a television programme.
In 1969 John Goldschmidt, a director and producer, made the documentary film Bernadette Devlin for ATV, which was shown on ITV and on CBS's 60 Minutes and included footage of Devlin during the Battle of the Bogside.
In 1974, director/producer John Goldschmidt made the documentary film Telling It Like It Is: Cudlipp's Crusade, featuring Hugh Cudlipp about the "state of the nation", for ATV.
ATV's commitment to regional output in the Midlands had been a long-running issue for the IBA; in 1980, they were allowed to keep their franchise, but with several tough conditions; that the company was substantially restructured, their Elstree production base relocated to Nottingham and the company rebranded to reflect its increased commitment to the Midlands.
After Melody, Tracy appeared in a few TV appearances in the UK Trial (BBC, 1971), ITV Playhouse: The Greeks And Their Gifts (Anglia, 1972) and Love Story: Home For The Holidays (Associated Television, 1973).
Sharratt moved to Los Angeles and was one of the owners and Executive Producers for Associated Television, where he worked at various times with several actors, including Roger Moore, Robert Stack, and Lee Majors.