 During this period of time, he travelled around the world doing business in a variety of different industries.While in the eighties and nineties Banks cut back on his business activities to look after his ailing wife Shirley, he remained in close touch with the film business, and, after Shirley's passing, on January 6, 1995, he resumed full-time activities in film and television.In 1998 he was executive producer of the Canadian film "Heart of the Sun", whose cast included Christianne Hirt, Michael Riley and Graham Greene, and which was produced by his company Ennerdale Productions.