An intimate portrait of the comic actor, a highly talented and deeply insecure man who remained a cantankerous contradiction until his death in April 1988. Friends and colleagues describe a man whose outrageously camp performances delighted audiences and disguised an essentially brooding personality. Includes contributions from Sheila Hancock, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Parkinson, as well as clips from his finest moments on TV, radio and film and readings from his diaries