Dave was in at the start of Eastenders in 1985 – before that even – and is still there now. The words are his…

Part of the crew for the trial run in late 1984.
From l-r Simon Carter. Kevin Coe. Dave Bowden. Mathew Robinson (who directed
some of the early eps and of course became exec prod later on) and Peter Larkham

During trials, Geoff Feld with shiny new Ikegami HL 79. A young Roger Goss can be seen background left. Far left is Roy Chambers (sound assistant).

Gerry Tivers and Mike Colcutt checking out the Lot 1984

This is a view down Bridge Street on an early episode of EastEnders during the first bitterly cold winter.

Geoff Feld looking rather bewildered with Dave Bowden and Gerry Tivers on camera. Peter Dean, alias Pete Beale, is background left.

Dave Bowden, Geoff Feld, Kevin Coe, and Simon Carter proudly showing off the track by Pete Beale’s stall

Gerry Tivers sitting on the URSTA base which incredibly is still in use today! In the background is Oscar James (Tony Carpenter)

The trusty EMI 2001s which were moved from TV Centre to Studio C at Elstree for the start of EastEnders. This photo was taken on the last day they were used prior to moving in to Stage One with four new Ikegami HL 55 cameras. I can’t remember the exact year but it was sometime during the early 90s !