ISO DESIGN - Key Persons

Geoff Wootten was a man who, by his own efforts, achieved a level of notoriety he was monumentally proud of. He was a cad and a bounder; a rogue and scoundrel much loved and admired by everyone who knew him. Even the women he cuckolded forgave him his trespasses - eventually. One of the top ten models of his day in the 1960's, Geoff ran his very successful glamour model agency from the basement of his Fulham home when I entered his life. I acted as au pair, confidante and friend despite my youth. Geoff - now deceased some 15 years, bless him, got me those all-important auditions; the best of which was with Ronnie Barker for, ‘The Two Ronnies' I hit it off with Mr. Barker straight away and spent eight glorious seasons working with The Two Rons in a variety of roles written for me by the mysterious Gerald Wiley. I held the greatest respect and admiration for both Ronnies, but completely adored the gentle, generous nature of Ronnie Barker who so kindly gave me my first real break in the business. I worked quite a bit in TV, film and theatre during the eighties, but I was never really going to make it ‘big' as an actress. That actually was the main obstacle; being just under six foot was no role winner in a profession where most male actors are just over five foot. It works in comedy, but even that has its limitations and lifespan.