Gordon Kaye is famous for his portrayal of the cafe boss in "Allo, Allo", a BBC sitcom and stage show. This is his story of how a shy working-clas Yorkshire boy fought his way up to become the extrovert Rene, discussing the knocks he took along the way. Perhaps the most devastating blow was the recent tabloid revelations about his private life, but Gordon Kaye won the sympathy and admiration of the country by facing up to the situation and telling the truth about his homosexuality. He tells the whole story with wit and compassion and also talks about the other stars he has known and worked with - his friendship with Pat Phoenix and how she got him his first big TV break on "Coronation Street"; his work with John Inman on "Are You Being Served" and there is a wealth of anecdotes about people such as Les Dawson, John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Max Wall, Joan Syms and many more.
- ISBN10 0330314513
- ISBN13 9780330314510
- Publish Date August 1990 (first published September 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 July 1994
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Pan Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 192
- Language English