32 • AUGUST 2019
...LOOKING VERY SMART. Mr Andy
produced an additional sixpence for
anyone who’d helped clean the house.
Perhaps that’s why I developed my
slightly OCD cleaning tendencies.
When I got home, I’d even press my
trousers for school the next day.
People used to say, “You look like
you’re in a shopping magazine.”
...MORNING ELOCUTION LESSONS
AT PRIMARY SCHOOL. During
assembly, our headmaster, Mr
Mallett, would make us say things
like, “the tip of the tongue, the teeth
and the lips”, and “how now, brown
cow?” On Fridays, we’d sing “Did You
Ever See a Lassie?” He was very keen
on clear enunciation.
I still live in Wandsworth and I’ve
got mates from primary school who
live down the road. That’s kept me
incredibly grounded....LOOKING UP AT MY DAD ON
STAGE AND THINKING, WOW.
I saw him perform at Blackpool’s
Planet Rooms, where he did summer
seasons, and the place was
absolutely packed. He was known as