R I P 'Peter Cotton'

I regret to say that the 'real' Peter Cotton – or an elegant flesh and bone version of my character - died on June 22nd, 2010 in his house in Spain. He was 91 years old. I am indebted to his step-daughter Caroline for information of his last days and for her permission to quote the following:

"On June 10, he slipped in the shower and broke his left leg – 'the one that hadn't been broken before' as he put it. It was a bad, multiple break, difficult to set and after a week in the excellent...