Sidney Allen Bruce Perou (born 1937[1]) was a British cinematographer and film director notable for his work in caves.
[7] After Sunday at Sunset Pot, he left his job at the BBC to move to Yorkshire, as he had decided that he wanted to be a filmmaker.
Together with Lionel Friedberg, Perou won an Emmy in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming for his work in Lechuguilla Cave which appeared as part of a 1992 National Geographic special, Mysteries Underground.
[11] The series Beneath the Pennines won the Grand Prix at the International Caving Film Festival in 1978,[12] as well as the Royal Television Society's Regional Programme of the Year Award.
[4] Perou's first marriage was to Alison Wellock,[14] a woman whom he met during the planning of the filming of The Lost River of Gaping Gill.
[6] Perou worked on many films related to outdoor activities such as caving, rock climbing, hot air ballooning, and hang gliding.