TV, film, and video. 2011 to present - Publicist, producer, actor. 2024. Comedy School. TV pilot. Actor. 2024. Once Upon a Time in Suffolk. Film. Publicist and actor. 2024. Colin Wilson: An interview with Sir Philip Pullman. Co-produced by John West. 2024. Jack the Ripper: The City of Dreadful Night. Jack the Ripper documentary. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Written by John West and Mike Hawley. In production. 2024. Poltergeist: A Casebook of Destructive Hauntings. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Written by John West. In production. 2023: Bram Stoker: Father of Dracula. Documentary about Bram Stoker. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Written by John West. In production. 2023: Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens. Documentary about the Manchester photographer. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Written by John West. 2023: Colin Wilson: His Life and Work. A series of films devoted to the writer. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Producer/writer. John also appears in the series. In production. 2022: Boudica: Queen of War. Feature film. Roman soldier and Celtic warrior. 2022: Die Strong. Documentary. Associate producer. 2022: Love? Documentary on domestic abuse. Written by Samantha Beckinsale. Co-producer. 2022: The Queen's official Platinum Jubilee videos. Co-production with Loretta Kay-Feld. 2022: Nosferatu. Figgis-West presentation. Newly restored version with a new soundtrack by Hugh Doolan. 2021: Maverick. Documentary on the King's Head Theatre. Figgis-West/October Eleven Pictures. Co-producer. 2020: Dunkirk 80. Film short. Written by Jason Figgis. October Eleven Pictures. Co-producer. 2020: Mythmaker: George A. Romero. Written by Jason Figgis. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2020: In Our Day. Film short. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. Figgis-West Film Partnership. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2020: The Wedding Ring. Film short. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. Figgis-West Film Partnership. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2020: Winifred Meeks. Film. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. Figgis-West Film Partnership. October Eleven Pictures. Producer and actor. 2020: Simon Marsden: A Haunted Life in Pictures. Director's cut. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. John also appears in the documentary as himself. 2020: The Personal History of David Copperfield films. FilmNation Entertainment. Fisherman. 2019: The Black Widow. Film short. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. Figgis-West Film Partnership. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2019: Clare Island. Film short. Written by and featuring Peter Figgis. Directed by Jason Figgis. Figgis-West Film Partnership. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2019: The Crown. Netflix, Series 3, Episode 1. Press photographer. 2019: Yesterday. Perfect World Pictures. Customer in cafe and beach concert spectator. 2018: The Grey Man. Film short. Written and directed by Jason Figgis. October Eleven Pictures. With Peter Figgis. Producer. 2018: Simon Marsden: A Life in Pictures. Documentary film. Written and Directed by Jason Figgis. October Eleven Pictures. Producer. 2018: The Last Journey: A Ghost Story. Short film. A writer (John West) visits the site of Borley Rectory and confronts his past and his future. With Katherine Nicholls and Pete Jennings. Written by John West. Produced and directed by Nick Boulter. Camera/Edit by Carl Stickley. 2018: Sharing is Caring. Planet Perseus Visuals. Series 2, Episode 1. John talks about his writing and broadcasting career. With Katherine Nicholls and Drew Perceus. 2018: Grandest Wedding of Royals. Octopus Media International. Wedding guest. Released in 2019. 2017 - 2019: Our Town. Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Drama. Various episodes. Filmed in Great Yarmouth. Plays Kev. 2017: Our Town. Rap music video. Planet Perseus Music. The DJ. 2017: Detectorists. Series 3. BBC 4. Episodes 2 and 3. Site foreman. 2017: Coggeshall Abbey. Newsquest Media Group. John and Katherine Palmer investigate the ghosts of Coggeshall Abbey in Essex. 2014 - 2016: The Mustard Show. Mustard TV. Archant. Regular appearances as the studio historian. The station closed in 2017. 2015: The Eternal Spirit Show. GlassBox Media. John is Interviewed by Paul Salmon about his writing and broadcasting career. 2013: Joining John. An interview with Richard Felix of Most Haunted fame. East Media Productions. Presenter, scriptwriter, and producer. 2013: The Eternal Spirit Show. FTV. Paul Salmon interviews John about his writing career and his interest in ghosts and true crime. 2012: Haunted Bury St Edmunds, Ghosts of Dunwich, The Ancient House - Ipswich, and Potsford Wood Revisited. East Media Productions. Four short pilot films. Presenter, scriptwriter, and producer. With Paul Salmon, Tina Morford, Denise Mascherpa, Martyn Taylor, and Claire Cobb. 2011: Ghosthunting at the Adam & Eve. This is Local TV. Looking at the ghost stories connected to this Norwich pub. Presenter and scriptwriter. With Paul Salmon. 2011: The East Anglian Ghost Hunters. Potsford Wood Gallows, Landguard Fort, Leiston Abbey, Castle Inn - Framlingham, and The Woolpack Inn - Ipswich. FTV. Five short films on Suffolk hauntings. Presenter, scriptwriter, director, and producer. With Paul Salmon and Sarah Jones. 2011: Joining John. FTV. Chat show. Four episodes. John interviews Terry Mackley (singer), Richard Wills Crisp (trustee of the Saxmundham Museum), Ed Nicholls (Ipswich tour guide) and Dominic Zenden (medium). 2011: Felixstowe Leisure Centre. FTV. John is given a tour of the facility. Presenter and scriptwriter. 2011: The Eternal Spirit Show. FTV. The tables are turned as John interviews Paul Salmon, the host of the show, about his life and career. 2011: Directed seven episodes of The Eternal Spirit, an FTV chat show hosted by Paul Salmon. 2011: Gateway to Home Choice. Trailblazer. A short documentary on becoming a housing association tenant. John played the housing officer. 2011: The Eternal Spirit Show. Ipswich television. A chat show with Paul Salmon. John directed two episodes. THEATRE 2017 - 2018 KAD Productions. Member of a theatre group. December 2017: Elizabeth. Period drama. Played the vicar and a market trader. RADIO 1992 to 2019 Smart Radio. Presenter. BBC Radio Suffolk. Guest presenter. Harbour Radio 107.4 FM. Presenter/researcher/reporter. Felixstowe Radio 107.5 FM. Presenter. Radio Castle. Presenter/station manager. ICR 105.7 FM. Presenter. BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Presenter. AUTHOR 1991 to present Ongoing monthly series on ghosts/paranormal in Psychic News. Regular interviews and articles - history/folklore - in Suffolk and Norfolk Life. Books: Britain's Haunted Land, Britain's Ghostly Heritage, The Battle of Gainsborough 1643, Britain's Haunted Heritage, Roman Lincoln, Roman York, Studies in Scarlet, Oliver Cromwell and the Battle of Gainsborough. Contributed chapters to Chilling Stories (The Grey Man of Drury Lane) and Ghosts of War (Flying Ghosts). Articles published in Starburst, Valued History, Lets Talk, Lincolnshire Home and Gardens, Lincolnshire Past and Present, Cromwelliana, Eternal Spirit, Universal, Spirituality Matters. Media Qualifications 2017: MLP Education. Level Three Diploma in Journalism. 2017: Of Course. TV Presentation diploma. 2011: Film editing, camera, and directing course. CSV Ipswich.
