Sunday, 16 September 2018

Tenth Anniversary Dossier: Len Jones, The Voice of Joe 90



I've always been intrigued by the above still of Len Jones.

I first saw it in Dennis Nicholson's seminal Gerry Anderson Merchandise Guide book in the 90's. 

The above version appears on the fabulous Big Rat website [hope they don't mind]. There's variations of this still on Getty Images and Shutterstock.

In Dennis's book he mentions that Len was the voice of Joe 90, Joe McClaine. I think they even look like each other in the shot, Len holding a prop Joe, both cheeky young lads enjoying themselves.

Dennis also mentioned that Len acted in a film called Spring and Port Wine, playing a young Bolton lad called Wilf Crompton. The film, a Northern kitchen sink drama if I've understood the script summary, has been lavishly researched  elsewhere on the net and a great site is 4:3 TV the Retro Channel with a long article about film locations by Gene Hunt.

Searching further about Len I found this modern radio interview from 2006 on Mr. Jims channel on You Tube.



Do you think Len did a good job voicing Joe 90?

Have you got any Len Jones anecdotes or merchandise or indeed Joe 90?

3 comments:

  1. It's the first time I've seen this photo, Woodsy. I wonder if Len has ever appeared as a speaker at fan conventions?

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    1. I bet he has Tone. Its too strong a connection to let alone. His film credentials even include home invasion shocker Straw Dogs! It was on TalkingPicturesTV the other night and I actually had to turn it off! No wonder it was controversial at the time.

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  2. Len jones or Lenny was a friend of mine(well his parents & my parents were friends & I have been trying to find him for years!if anyone has any idea where he is now,please help.

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