Hattie Jacques

This was a fascinating documentary that I ended up doze-watching with my mother one evening. It consisted of the raucous off-screen affair of a famous sixties’ actress with a younger lover and her husband’s management of the affair to keep it out of the public eye. The character was larger-than-life and didn’t really care about her off-screen actions; but she was also too clearly loved, and no-one wished to offend her by acting against her wishes. I was intrigued to see how it all ended. It was a shame that Le Mesurier didn’t stand up in protest about the affair; though it seems Jacques had entertained many other characters by renting out rooms in their family home. You may have thought that this wouldn’t have been necessary for such a successful and profilmic actress; however it seemed to work for Hattie so as she wouldn’t get bored of domestic life when off camera. This is clearly someone who was too loved for their own good.