Gary Buckner

It's 1970 and Desmond Twelvetrees leaves school with no qualifications and no hope. His loose-legged, man-hungry mother, Beryl, forces him towards the AEC factory where buses and lorries are assembled. It doesn't take long for everyone to realise that Desmond is indeed a twerp. In desperation, Desmond joins the works drama club, dreaming of becoming the first mixed-race James Bond. To everyone's surprise, Desmond can act and, despite having naughty...