‘He was so intense and captivating while filming’
My physics teacher took us to see him in The Life of Galileo at the National Theatre in 1980, such a profound experience that saw me end up both as a physics teacher and an actor. I still have the script book in my library. I once had the great privilege of appearing in the TV series Perfect Strangers with him. I was playing a hotel employee and, my claim to fame, was directed by Stephen Poliakoff to laugh at a joke as he gave a speech at a scene set at a family wedding reception. This is a story I frequently bore friends and family with. He was so intense and captivating while filming that scene. A marvellous actor who turned every performance into a masterpiece. David Jefferies, 59, actor and former teacher, Norfolk
