The Truth About Len Deighton

1x60 mins

You may think you know Len Deighton.

Maybe you know the spy novels that helped make the sixties swing with their gritty hero, immortalised on film as Harry Palmer.

Maybe you know his ground-breaking military history books.

Or the films he wrote and produced. Maybe you love his cookbooks.

But not until this, his first TV interview in 30 years, will you know how the man born in a London workhouse fitted them all together.

Including contributions from Sir Michael Caine and Sir Max Hastings, he'll even show you how to make a proper omelette.

Production Information

Broadcaster: BBC Four

TX Date: January 2006

Total Episodes: 1

Duration: 60 mins

Executive Producer(s): Colin Cameron