Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of plates vi
4. Series editors’ foreword vii
5. Acknowledgements viii
6. Dedication x
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 Early days 8
9. 3 The 1940s 30
10. 4 Hearts of the matter 80
11. 5 The 1950s and characters in-between 118
12. 6 An Englishman abroad 136
13. 7 The last hurrah 160
14. 8 Conclusion 169
15. Filmography 172
16. References 186
17. Index 194