Playing it straight

A MAGNIFICENT portrayal of Winston Churchill by Albert Finney showed the great man in his morning bath with his personal valet testing the temperature of the water.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

The valet was played with due deference, without a hint of comedy, by the late, great Ronnie Barker.

Thomas Studley

Orwell Road

Rathgar

Dublin 6

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