A couple of years ago I met an old friend, actress Peggy Cummins, and Diana Rigg at an event at Elstree Studios that I was co-hosting. It was the first time I had met Diana so that was a great pleasure. Luckily I had known Peggy for many years and sadly it proved to be their final visits to Elstree as we have lost them both since. Peggy starred in a classic supernatural thriller called
Night Of The Demon made at the studio in 1957. I really recommend you watch it if you can. You may think an old black and white movie would be very dated now but it has a wonderful atmosphere and some spooky moments. It was produced by a cigar-chewing Hollywood veteran named Hal Chester, who I met in 1996 when he unveiled a plaque for me honouring Terry Thomas. The link was he also produced a classic comedy film at Elstree called