How about this one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Harding
So typical of Brighton, a complete media-created front covering what would have been a totally unacceptable (at the time) private life. The BBC even provided him with a "beard", Nancy Spain.
Funny how the Wikipedia page has not...
I thought the recent performance of Hugh Laurie in "The Night Porter" on BBC had distinct echoes, particularly the closing scene in the back of the van, to Hoskins' bravura portrayal of a doomed man in the closing credits of "The Long Good Friday". THAT was one of the best bits of acting I've...