 His first stage appearance was as Boy Babe in "Babes in the Wood" at the London Palladium with Edward Woodward and Derek Nimmo.At ten, he made his first TV appearance with the Young Revivals – two years later they changed their name to Flintlock.Comprising Mike Holoway, Derek Pascoe, John Summerton, Bill Rice and Jamie Stone, the group made numerous TV appearances on programmes such as "Blue Peter", "Magpie", "You Must Be Joking", "Pauline's Quirkes", "Fanfare" and "Top of the Pops".