I admitted I was gay. They could have sent me to prison.

I knew there had been cases of blackmail.

He was bung full of his own importance

He described what he thought of us, very crudely. Fancy picking on a general…

Some of the lads who couldn't swim, they were just picked up and thrown anyway, it was a horrible morning.

We were the sorriest set of recruits I could ever remember.

They were seen as childhood heroes.

Even though I did camp it up a bit, I did it in way that people found funny.

“Gentlemen", he said, "I was about to say Welcome to Jerusalem, but they've done it for me."

I felt like we needed someone who represented normal gays.

He spits, reigns in his camel and heads off across the minefield.

It’s a family away from family. That’s a magical thing.