He worked on the film
Octopussy - Operazione piovra (1983) at the Nene Valley train location as an
extra and was allowed to film a Super-8 six minute movie of the filming
at the Peterborough, England location. This is now available to view on
the DVD. The short includes footage of
Roger Moore and
Michael G. Wilson and focuses
on machinery and filmmaking mechanics. The sixteen year old at the time
was playing an East German Border Guard and lived near to the location.
Burns was affectionately known on the set as the "3rd Unit".
