 He was a presenter of the Children's BBC programme "Playdays" and also appeared as an actor on a number of TV series including "London's Burning".His first play was an all-female comedy "Respecting Your Piers" and he followed this with a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost" which played a number one tour of the UK starring Ron Moody.In 1999, Quilter made his West End debut with a comedy about the pop industry, BoyBand the Musical.