Gyles Brandreth
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And he brought out the best in people.
And he introduced me to a whole range of people in the world of variety and entertainment.
We did a series together called The Railway Carriage Game.
And he had me working with people like Ken Dodd, one of the great entertainers of my lifetime.
And fun people like John Inman.
Lovely people.
And so I loved him.
He was always good company.
It was always a joy to go and work with him.
So...
Isn't that nice?
I mean, I don't want to cry, but isn't it nice to be able to say someone was always a joy to work with?
I can't remember.
We worked together for years.
I cannot remember a bad day of going to work with this man.
So that's the first.
Then, and I did tell you about this when it happened, my friend Jeremy Hanley died.
Sir Jeremy Hanley, KCMG, formerly a Conservative Member of Parliament, Foreign Office Minister.
In fact, I think for a while he was Chairman of the Conservative Party.
But he was a very middle-of-the-road man.