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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.
A Henry Darger painting. Sadly, I lost it in the divorce, but it was a great parting gift.
A Rolls-Royce. I met my wife, Jackie, when I was filming a Lynda La Plante drama called The Governor. I fell in love with her instantly and I was bullshitting that I had a Rolls-Royce. When I finished filming, she decided to leave her country and come and live with me in London. On the way to the airport, I phoned my PA and said, “Go and buy a Rolls-Royce.”
A restaurant called Catch LA.
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).
Lack of magnesium.
I ran 10k once. I’ve got a medal.
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
The Guardian’s review of my book.
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
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