Gavin JF Worrell
After leaving University with a double honours degree in Accounting & Law Gavin qualified as a barrister and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1994 before going on to study professional accountancy exams. For over 17 years Gavin has forged a career by combining his specialist knowledge areas of law and accountancy in the world of film and tv production. Following a successful spell at Shepperton and Pinewood Film Studios Gavin has, for the last three years, been based at Websedge TV, a Global On-Line TV Production/Broadcasting company, based in London’s West End and Washington, DC.
Comparison has often been drawn between Gavin’s analytical legal mind and strategic business planning with that of his great passion in life, military history.
Gavin’s interest in military history goes back to his school days when he researched the military careers of both his grandfathers. Gavin never looked back and has spent the last 25 years cultivating a wide and varied level of military history knowledge. First and foremost Gavin is recognised as probably the world’s leading authority on Colditz Castle, the notorious WW2 Nazi POW Camp for “Bad Boy” Allied Officers who had escaped from previous camps or were considered by their captors to be ‘anti German’. Gavin is also seen as one of the leading authorities on Stalag Luft III, better known as the “Great Escape” Camp, made famous by the Hollywood movie of the same name. In addition Gavin is a respected authority in areas such as The Third Reich, the Holocaust and Auschwitz, to name but a few.
Over the years Gavin has worked with the media, the military and business in such areas as TV (BBC, Channel 4 in the UK, MDR in Germany), newspapers (The Guardian, The Times, The Sun in the UK), has lectured for the MoD, guided RAF on location, advised the British Army, has written various articles in military history magazines and has acted as a consultant with computer games software developers (Call of Duty series). In addition Gavin has delivered many lectures and given after dinner talks on his chosen subject areas as well acting as a guide in the ‘field’. Over time Gavin has developed many key local contacts in Europe which enable history really to be brought to life with the help of those that lived through these troubled times and as such is able to offer a unique experience far superior to many in the areas in question.
Gavin is married and lives with his wife and two children in Surrey. He enjoys shooting, fishing, walking his 3 year old blue roan cocker spaniel, Daisy, and now has a new addition to the ‘Worrell household’ Sherlock, a black show cocker puppy.
Gavin is available to act as a military historic consultant/advisor in various capacities either in the UK or on location, please make contact to discuss further.
