He left school at 15 and joined Larkins Studio when he was 18/19. where he learnt animation. He later joined Halas and Batchelor's animation company where he started directing. In 1973 he joined Dragon Productions with Oscar Grillo, who with the Arts Council of Great Britain co-financed "Lautrec". He later formed his own company, Grand Slamm Animation, where he produced "Ubu". "Lautrec" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975 and "Ubu" won the Golden Bear award for Best Short Film at the 1979 Berlin International Film Festival.