Pete Harrison was born in Royal Leamington Spa in 1951. He grew up with an interest in and love of old films. He had a long career as a telecoms technician specializing in early optic fibre systems, then a second career as a bookmakers racecourse cashier after a skiing accident at the age of fifty. He is now semi retired, living in Stratford upon Avon, with a wife, two horses, two dogs and a lot of grandchildren. He is currently heading up the sound department at the Loft Theatre in Leamington.