Tom Gutteridge direct the BBC's General Election coverage. In 1980 Gutteridge moved to Music & Arts department as Executive Producer, where he was responsible for the twice-weekly Russell Harty chat shows. In 1982, he produced and directed the comedy sketch series "A Kick Up the Eighties", which first discovered the talents of Rik Mayall (as Kevin Turvey) and Tracey Ullman, and which won a Scottish BAFTA. In 1983 and 1984, he produced and directed the popular BBC1 dance series "The Hot Shoe Show", starring Wayne Sleep and Bonnie Langford, which in 1984 was nominated for a BAFTA as Best Light Entertainment Series.
Paul Putner 2005 until early 2007 Putner toured in the "Little Britain Live" show, and later appeared in Matt Lucas and David Walliams' TV follow-up, "Come Fly with Me". In 2010 and 2011, Putner played the ill-fated Gerald "Jelly" Kelly in the "Only Fools and Horses" prequel trilogy, "Rock & Chips", written by John Sullivan. In 2013, he appeared in Kevin Eldon's sketch show, It's Kevin. Also in 2013, Putner appeared in an episode of the second series of "Wizards vs Aliens" as a troll called Mervyn. Paul Putner Paul Putner is an English comedian and actor. Putner was born in East