I should have been French.

Fleeing the Nazis with King Zog.

A star at 15.

Really, Richard Burton and Claire Bloom? Claire Bloom and Richard Burton, really.

Jesus live.

With her tail in the river and full of charm.

A very good year for camels.

Len Rossiter’s Coin Trick?

Agony and ecstasy at the King’s Head – a difficult birth.

What do actors talk about, just before they go on stage?

Being funny for money.

Day One with Diana Dors?

The spy who lusted for fame.

Actor paradise – the RSC…?

A toe-fighting scandal in Dublin.

Robert’s biggest laugh ever?

Robert Gillespie is a born storyteller, funny and growly. He became a household name, stopped in the street by an amused and friendly public.

His colourful descriptions of the world of the actor manager, the art of film, of commercial theatre, rep, ground-breaking fringe theatre, television, TV comedy, directing and producing in theatre, writing satire and the surreal world of commercials, are highly entertaining. A unique look at nearly three-quarters of a century of show-biz. in TWO BOOKS. 

Part One: How a wee lad with no English and no societal or family connection with the performing arts is teased, tugged, tempted incident by happenstance into every aspect of the UK entertainment industry. 

Part Two: Enlarges the topics addressed in Book One, with fascinating detail, shrewd insights and some surprises; taking us right up to NOW. 

Each book is complete. Read either with undiminished pleasure.

LOOK INSIDE PART ONE (sample pages)

LOOK INSIDE PART TWO (sample pages)