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Cunning Stunts, A Podcast Series

David Holmes was a Gymnast and Stunt Performer. He began his Stunt career at the age of 14 on “Lost In Space” and for the following ten years he performed on many productions, including; Prince Of Persia, The Golden Compass and all eight Harry Potter films as the main Harry Potter Stunt Double. David qualified for the Stunt Register when he was 22 years old, then on January 28th 2009, at the age of 25 David was left paralysed after an accident on set whilst rehearsing a stunt.

It’s been over a decade since David’s accident and his love of stunts, the stunt community and movies has never wavered. In this Podcast Series, David hopes to highlight and pay tribute to the amazing work that our Stunt Coordinators and Performers do whilst on set in the name of entertainment.

Produced by David Holmes & Amy Stares

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Copyright: © Copyright 2023 Ripple Productions

Latest Episodes:

Episode 8: Greg Townley Dec 15, 2022

Show notes

Greg began as a gymnast, which soon turned to Tumbling at the age of 7, when Damien Walters became his coach. It was Damien that got Greg his first job on a film, where he performed his first stunt on Kick-Ass, when he was just 12 years old. Since then Greg’s credits include, The World’s End, Kingsman, Wonder Woman and Spiderman as one of the Spiderman Stunt Doubles. In this podcast episode Greg talks about his early years competing in tumbling, his memories as a child stunt performer and some of his more recent jobs and stunts. We hope you enjoy.

Released: 15th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)

Running Time: 30 minutes

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Episode 7: Sam King (Dent) Dec 08, 2022

Show notes

Horses have been in Sam’s family since the early 1940’s and her Father is the well-known Stunt Coordinator, Steve Dent. Sam started her career with a shovel in her hands and is now an established Horse Master. As well as her on set duties, Sam’s job also includes training horses and teaching Actors to ride. All this and more is talked about in this episode. We hope you enjoy.

Released: 8th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)

Running Time: 20 minutes

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Episode 6: Bobby Holland-Hanton Dec 01, 2022

Show notes

Bobby began as a gymnast, which eventually led to a career in Stunts. He is now Chris Hemsworth’s Stunt Double, part of the successful fitness company Centr and has just released a children’s book, all of which are discussed in this podcast episode. David and Bobby also chat about who else Bobby has doubled, stunts that Bobby has performed and upcoming projects. We hope you enjoy.

Released Thursday 1st December 2022 (recorded June 2022)

Running Time: 24 minutes

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Episode 5: Josie Forman Nov 24, 2022

Show notes

Josie Forman is daughter to Tina and Dave from Episode Two. She is part of the new generation of stunt performers and has been on the British Stunt Register since 2016. Since then Josie has begun to build an impressive list of credits including, Bond, Maleficent, Star Wars, Game Of Thrones and Spider-Man. In this podcast episode Josie tells us about her training for the register, some of the stunts she has performed and some of her early memories of her parents working as Stunt Performers. We hope you enjoy.

Released Thursday 24th November 2022 (recorded February 2022)

Running Time: 13 minutes

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Episode 4: Damien Walters Nov 17, 2022

Show notes

Damien began in gymnastics and tumbling, and it was one of his YouTube videos that landed him his first job as a stunt performer on Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Since then Damien has built up an impressive list of credits including, Kick-Ass, Captain America, Kingsman, Assassin’s Creed and Bond, he is now an established 2nd Unit Director. Damien has also written and directed his own movie and in this podcast episode he talks about this new venture, his journey to becoming performer and some of the stunts he has performed. We hope you enjoy.

Released Thursday 17th November 2022 (recorded December 2021)

Running Time: 45 minutes

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Episode 3: Bruce Cain Nov 10, 2022

Show notes

Bruce tells us how he started off as a Royal Marine and how his love for jumping out of aeroplanes eventually led to him to becoming a Stunt Performer. David and Bruce discuss films, stunts, beautiful locations and an incident with a snake! Unfortunately, in 2010 Bruce had an accident on set whilst performing that ended his career in stunts. Since then he has started a new life in New Zealand and in this podcast episode Bruce talks about his road to recovery and the struggles he still faces from his injury. We hope you enjoy.

Released: 10th November 2022 (recorded)

Running Time: 35 minutes

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Episode 2: Abbi Collins Nov 03, 2022

Show notes

Abbi began her career as a model, but as soon as she heard about the British Stunt Register she began to train and qualified in 1987, since then she has performed on many productions including, Braveheart, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Bridget Jones and Shaun Of The Dead. Abbi is now an established Stunt Coordinator and has coordinated some popular TV shows, Misfits, Doctor Who and Poldark to name a few. In this podcast episode Abbi talks about stunts she has performed and coordinated, her love for horses and how she has dealt with fear. We hope you enjoy.

Released Thursday 3rd November 2022 (recorded January 2022)

Running Time: 30 minutes

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Episode 1: Roy Taylor Oct 27, 2022

Show notes

Roy talks to Dave about his journey from wanting to become a stuntman to becoming one and how he managed to finance his training along the way. Roy joined the British Stunt Register in 2005 and since then has built up an impressive credit list including, Bond, Game Of Thrones, Fast And Furious, Kingsman, Harry Potter and Dark Knight to name a few. In this podcast episode Roy also shares some of his stories from his time on set, including a particularly scary indecent in water! We hope you enjoy.

Released Thursday 27th October 2022 (recorded August 2021)
Running Time: 53 minutes

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Episode 33: Marc Mailley Mar 20, 2021

Show notes

Marc and David met many years ago and became friends immediately. They trained for the Stunt Register together and share many happy memories. In his interview Marc shares how he became a Stunt Performer and his progression to Head Rigger, then Stunt Coordinator, he also talks about some of the jobs he’s been involved with in more detail, some of the Actors who have impressed him and the job he wished he’d said no to! Marc has an incredible credit list including: The Harry Potter films, Bond, Star Wars, Fantastic Beasts, Pan and Golden Compass to name a few. We hope you enjoy.

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Episode 32: Annabel Wood Mar 13, 2021

Show notes

Annabel started as a Fashion student and has ended up as a Stunt Performer. Since qualifying Annabel has doubled many leading ladies and performed on some amazing films including Wonder Woman, Game Of Thones, Star Wars and Bond. In her interview Annabel tells us about her journey to becoming a Stunt Performer, what she loves about performing stunts, some stunts she’s performed and some she hopes to perform in the future. We hope you enjoy.

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