Shepperton Studios (1979), David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" (1980), Attenborough's "Gandhi" (1982) and David Lean's "A Passage to India" (1984). Rock band The Who filmed live concert scenes at Shepperton especially for their documentary "The Kids Are Alright" (1979). It would wind up being the band's final live performance with drummer Keith Moon, who died later that year. In 1984, Shepperton Studios changed hands coming under the control of brothers John and Benny Lee, who renovated the studios but soon lost control as a result of the "Black Monday" of 1987, the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike and internal issues within
SS Shepperton Ferry involved in a collision with a Dutch coaster off the "Dyke Lightship". In 1939, "Shepperton Ferry" was requsitioned by the Admiralty and converted to a minelayer for the Royal Navy under the name HMS "Shepperton". Her pennant number was M83. She was armed with a 4" Anti-Aircraft gun and two .303 machine guns and carried 270 mines. She operated in the English Channel. She remained in Royal Naval service until 5 May 1941 when she was declared a Constructive Total Loss after an air raid at Belfast. Other sources state that in 1940, she was transferred to the Ministry of