A big fan of the cult 1960's show The Prisoner,
Jools' inspiration for Helicon Mountain – the studio complex
he designed and built – was Portmeirion, the setting for the TV series.
Jools demonstrated his love of the series and starred in a spoof documentary,
The Laughing Prisoner, with Stephen Fry, Terrence Alexander
and Hugh Laurie, in 1993.
Jools' career as a television presenter has run parallel to his musical
career. He started in the early 1980s when he interviewed The Police
for a documentary that was made while they were recording at George Martin's
Montserrat studio. Jools then auditioned to become co-presenter (with
Paula Yates) of The Tube, which achieved almost immediate
cult status and discovered a whole new generation of musicians and comedians
between 1981 and 1986. Jools also managed to secure a rare interview with
Miles Davis, which was broadcast on 14th November 1986.
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