ABOUT

John Whitby joined the Army at 17 years old and served with the Gloucestershire/RGBW Regiments for 9 years. He was deployed to Berlin, the UK, Canada, and Northern Ireland where he completed 5 operational tours.

John has worked on and off in the TV and film industry for 25 years, working on many high-profile productions, starting with SA work, riding horses and military, etiquette, and medical advising.

He has done many courses in Horseback riding, Sword fighting with the BASSC and Archery, and has participated and assisted in the training of many Bootcamps and training days.

Military advising

Military Advisors specialise in certain fields such as military, medical and historical knowledge.

Advisors conduct extensive research to understand the subject matter throughly.

They work together with the directors and crew to ensure that scenes related to there expertise are portrayed realistically and look authentic.