'Sir John Mortimer is as much in demand as ever he was. I caught up with the prolific playwright, novelist and former barrister at his home in the Chiltern Hills.'
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'Sir John Mortimer is as much in demand as ever he was. I caught up with the prolific playwright, novelist and former barrister at his home in the Chiltern Hills.' | |
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Remembering Rumpole Sir John Mortimer is as much in demand as ever he was. Sandra Fraser caught up with the prolific playwright, novelist and former barrister at home in the Chiltern Hills. Sir John Mortimer is feeling a little dry, but instead of calling for a morning glass of champagne, as I expect, he's asking for a beer. Famously, this great author, screenwriter, playwright, raconteur and celebrated bon viveur starts each day with bubbly and sure enough, where you might expect to find a carton of milk, there's a bottle of Veuve Clicquot in the fridge door. But though Sir John is a supporter of Old Labour with one daughter who runs an art gallery, one who runs a charity and one who is a famous film star, a son who works for the BBC and another, recently discovered, who works in television production, he doesn't fit the category of champagne socialist. His wife Penny (The Second, as she's known – more of which later) is tripping off to London in scuffed high heels to meet friends – twin sisters who are married to members of the rock band Deep Purple – but she's happy to make a (tepid) cup of coffee for me before she catches the Oxford Tube into London. The house is alive with dogs and flies and people drifting in and out of doors and the garden. Full interview coming soon. |