 He was born as Norman Eric in 1963, in Luton, Bedfordshire, and joined CHERUB in 1970 (aged 7) along with his brother and two sisters after both his parents died in a house fire.He retired in 1976 (aged 13) after only 8 missions due to him already being 6 ft 2in and unable to pose unnoticed as a child.Finished schooling at Eton College and London School of Economics.