Carole Hersee

Carole Hersee

Carole Hersee (born 25 November 1958 in Redhill, Surrey) is most notable for appearing as an eight year old child in the central image of the iconic United Kingdom television Test Card F, along with Bubbles the Clown.

The card was developed by her late father George Hersee, an engineer for the BBC in 1967 and used on television in the UK and elsewhere for more than four decades, usually while no programmes were being broadcast. According to Keith Hamer, a collector of test cards, Carole is in the Guinness Book Of Records [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/03/ntest03.xml Keith Hamer talking about the Test Card. Telegraph] ] as the person who has appeared on television for more hours than anyone else - an estimated total of 70,000 hours, equivalent to nearly eight years. She was paid only £100 for this by the BBC. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/05/25/nosplit/bvtvtestcard25.xml Carole Hersee talking about the Test Card. Telegraph] ] (According to the Telegraph article, "...it can’t be put in the Guinness Book of Records because it isn’t a record that somebody else can achieve, apparently.") She went on to attend Weydon Comprehensive School in Farnham and as an adult became a seamstress for a theatrical costumiers. She has created costumes for several West End theatre productions and film productions including "Flash Gordon" and "Dangerous Liaisons."

Talking about the Test Card on BBC Radio 4's "The News Quiz", comedian Jeremy Hardy claimed that he had attended school with Carole, mistakenly identifying her as 'Catherine or Gillian Hersee'. He stated "I was at school with that girl. Catherine Hersee. Or Gillian Hersee, one of the Hersee girls was...yeah. She was the girl in the thing with the balloon and the clown." [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/fricomedy/ The News Quiz Podcast] (2008-02-08). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.] .

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External links

*imdb|0380875|Carole Hersee
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2586577.ece Marking the 40th anniversary of test card F] Independent on Sunday 27 May 2007
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=456720&in_page_id=1773 Revamped testcard] Daily Mail 22 May 2007
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/05/25/nosplit/bvtvtestcard25.xml Carole Hersee: Talking about the Test Card] Telegraph 25 May 2007
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/03/ntest03.xml Interview with a test card collector] Telegraph 3 Nov 2006


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