Brinsley Forde Brinsley Forde Brinsley Forde MBE (born 16 October 1953, Islington, North London) is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor in the children's television series "Here Come the Double Deckers" (1970–71). Forde appeared as Herman in two episodes of the sitcom "Please Sir!". He appeared as Wesley in the feature film of the same name in 1971. He appeared in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever" and the television programme "The Georgian House". In 1980 he starred in "Babylon" (directed by Franco Rosso), as Blue, a disenfranchised youth who becomes
Babylon (film) posse of policemen smashing down the doors of a music hall. Babylon (film) Babylon is a 1980 British film co-written by Martin Stellman (writer of "Quadrophenia") and Franco Rosso, who also directed it. Produced by Gavrik Losey and the National Film Finance Corporation, the film is regarded as a classic. It depicts the struggles of a Black British working-class musician and stars Brinsley Forde of the reggae band Aswad. "Babylon" also starred Karl Howman and Trevor Laird. Music was scored by Dennis Bovell. Included are songs by Aswad, Johnny Clarke, and Jeff Wayne (who wrote the musical version of "The