Meadowlark Lemon would have struggled to grasp it. The highlight of the first quarter came when Robshaw, England's captain, locked horns with Chris Cusiter. Surprisingly, given the disparity in height and weight, Scotland's scrum-half came out better. ...

The thug in Oliver Twist, the famous Christmas Carol miser and the ghost of his deceased partner have all been associated with people who worked or lived near Dickens's first London home. Iconic: Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist, played here by Oliver Reed...

He once claimed to get through seven bottles of wine a day (although he later dropped the estimate to a mere three) and his wobbly appearances at showbiz galas and awards ceremonies became a popular career sideline. Long days were spent in West End pubs...

In typically boisterous form, he appeared on radio show Desert Island Discs in 1974 and requested a blow-up doll as his luxury item. In 1979, Norman Mailer had his wish for a “stick of the finest marijuana” declined, but current presenter Kirsty Young...

Invite him to dinner, he’d get up from the table and vacuum the carpet, or he’d play records loudly, prohibiting conversation. He once much irritated Jonathan Miller, who’d wanted to discuss Byzantine art. Like Oliver Reed, an exhibitionist who’d dive...

You trust this man? Ali Khan: Like my own brother. Ratina: You killed your brother. Ali Khan: That is why I trust him. You might think that any film featuring dialogue like this, where one of the principles is a wildly over the top Oliver Reed, might at...