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BBC Cameraman John Williams Dies After 30-Year Career at Pebble Mill

A post on the Pebble Mill Facebook page prompted an outpouring of tributes from former BBC colleagues.

Overview

  • Pebble Mill’s Facebook page announced on Sunday evening that John Williams had died, noting he had been very ill.
  • Williams spent roughly three decades as a BBC cameraman based at the Birmingham production hub, working across numerous programmes.
  • A photograph shared with the announcement showed him filming the 1980s BBC drama Howards’ Way.
  • Former colleagues remembered him as a dedicated, highly respected talent and a generous mentor who supported early-career filmmakers.
  • He chronicled his BBC years in the memoir Shoot First, No Ordinary Life, and no further official details were reported by the outlets covering his death.