Albert Square´s bad boy was told leaving would end his career. But he has no regrets. He relives his journey from Bugsy Malone to existential Cormac McCarthy playGary Beadle fell in love with Bugsy Malone when he was a boy growing up in Bermondsey, an area south of the Thames with a rough reputation. `We used to sneak into the cinema and watch it,` he remembers. `So we devised a play. We did it in the community hall. I played Fizzy the caretaker. My brother played Tallulah.` He laughs. `Says it all, right? It was art.`Rikki, his older brother, decided to invite the film´s director, Alan Parker. `In those days, you could go through the Yellow Pages and find people. My brother went through every Alan Parker, found his offices, called him, and invited him. He was going to come but he couldn´t because he was a big star. His personal assistant came. She fell in love with myself, my brother and my younger sister.` Continue reading...
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