JAMES ELLIS, YES, BERT LYNCH BUT ALSO A SUPERB WRITER!!

I am really looking forward to attending the official launch of actor James Ellis's book on a pivotal moment in Northern Irish theatre history - Troubles Over The Bridge. A publishing story that is a story in itself.

I'll be home in Belfast from 2 - 4 December. The book launch, by Lagan Press, is on 3 November at Queen's University.

I met Jimmy in 2010. We were contributing to a BBC Northern Ireland, Clean Slate TV film on film star Stephen Boyd.  He was very supportive, generous and gracious to me in my project to write a book on Boyd. Of course, I had been aware of his acting CV for years.

Here are some photos of Jimmy.

Me, Jimmy, Mark Garrett, Conor Kilpatrick (Clean Slate TV) at King's Cross Station, 4 July 2010

Me, Jimmy, Davy Kilpatrick, Conor Kilpatrick (Clean Slate TV) at King's Cross Station, 4 July 2010

Jimmy, Davy Kilpatrick (Clean Slate TV) outside the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London, 3 July 2010 - where in the mid-1950s Stephen Boyd was a doorman.

God bless you Jimmy and rest in peace knowing that your story is finally out there.