My friend Guy Crossman, who has died unexpectedly aged 69, was a television film editor and a master of his craft. He edited a broad range of factual programming, including many films for the BBC arts strand Arena. He was made for editing, to be at the heart of the creative process. He also had an exceptional talent for friendship.
The son of Marie (nee Davies) and John Crossman, Guy was born in Paddington, west London, and grew up in Putney. His father had trained as a chef at the Dorchester before becoming a solicitor. Guy himself was a fabulous cook. He went to school at St Paul’s, where, according to his wife, Caroline, he was “a teenage rebel with a maverick’s scepticism of formal education”.
