M&C Jamie. Sorry mate I missed this when you first posted it. Thank you for that welcome though very sad news about Gerry. I had last heard from him in the late 90’s when he phoned out of the blue. He wanted to come to Mallorca with the lady but in the end he could not because she did not have a visa. Never heard from him again. So sorry to hear that he died - RIP as you say.
truckyboy. Mickey Fitzell it was indeed. He did not work for Astran as such but for J&T who were subbies. Mick Hawkins! I had clean forgotten about Mick and his gout.
John Ellingham. What a boy that was! Kemal was, I think, even a partner in the Bosphourus Express and was certainly responsible for the ‘Eastern’ end of the job.
You worked for Lawrabian did you? Good old days!
david