With more than eighty films to his name, he has starred in some of the classics of modern cinema: as an action anti-hero in Get Carter, a Cockney lothario in Alfie, and a disillusioned alcoholic academic in Educating Rita. He is an enduring model of British cool.
This authorised biography charts the amazing highs and lows in his turbulent ride to fame, fortune and respect.
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