Briefly worked as a disc-jockey for the offshore pirate Radio Caroline. He never visited the ship, recording his shows in London.
Has an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the voice of "Mr
Shifter", one of the monkeys in the P.G. Tips tea advertisement, the
longest running commercial on television.
Worked as a teacher before writing took over his life.
He worked as a teacher, lift attendant and laborer before turning to
writing professionally.