Hames was born in
Colchester on 7 February 1945. He was head of the
Obscene Publications Branch from 1990 until his retirement in 1994, including being involved in
Operation Spanner. He appeared in several television programmes, including the
Dispatches episode "Beyond Belief" in 1992, the
Brass Eye episode "
Paedogeddon" in 2001,
The Dark Side of Porn episode "Does Snuff Exist?" in 2006 and
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story on Netflix. Hames died from complications of
sepsis and heart failure on 15 January 2025 at the age of 79. ==References==