John Shackley: John Shackley. Actor: The Tripods. John attended college for a year gaining a diploma in Theatre Studies. Then he joined the Liverpool Young Actors Co-operative where he was fortunate to be seen by film director Gordon Flemyng and offered a part in Yorkshire Television's mini-series One Summer (1983)
The following year he auditioned for the BBC production of The Tripods (1984) and from 400 other applicants was successfully cast in the...