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ever film, The Christmas Stallion.
First-ever winner back in 1991 of Best
Cinematography in BAFTA Cymru’s (where he has served as Vice-Chairman) now annual prize-giving, Thornton has since gone on to earn some seven more nominations. He and his wife Sue also run their own small production company and film services operation. And the next generation is represented by son Mark who is becoming one of the industry’s busiest gaffers. The two actually worked together on Endaf Emlyn’s In the Company Of Strangers - “the best thing was no-one guessed we were actually father and son” - and Mark has since gone on to do productions like Rancid Aluminium and The Knock.
Just as he is about to start another bout of Mind To Kill in the Principality, Thornton, supported by the ever loyal Sue, has boldly decided to raise his own career profile by moving from the Vale of Glamorgan to a house just west of London.
He explained: “It seems to be that pretty much everything happens from London. I can’t fight that, but I can join it. As far as I’m concerned I’ve never had a job in my life. What I do is my hobby. It’s cer- tainly better than working for a living. Moving will give my agent a window and I will be in a much hand- ier position to meet people and discuss new work. Also if I don’t do it now, I never will.” ■ QUENTIN FALK
Mind To Kill, The Christmas Stallion, Deadly Instincts, The Fairy King Of Ar, Guns Of Honor, Up ‘N’ Under , Rancid Aluminium (photographed by Tony Imi BSC) and House! were
Photos top: The alien in Deadly Instincts; centre: Peter Thornton (with Fuji umbrella) and crew on location with Family Ties; above left: a scene from The Fairy King Of Ar above right: Peter Thornton with Philip Madoc, star of Mind To Kill, and Fuji’s own Roger Sapsford on location in Wales