We grew up watching them treat everybody on set with kindness, patience and respect. Alan would routinely offer to make cups of tea for people. He would talk to us children—and more importantly to every single member of the crew, from the camera team to the catering department—no differently to how he’d talk to his contemporaries. When he did make his presence felt—like when we trod on his fucking cloak—it was always with a subtle twinkle in his eye. Sometimes it could be hard to discern, but it was always there. I wish, now that I’m older, that I could thank those actors who have passed away
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