Yet, for all the vagueness and the gentlemanly air, Le Mesurier was a heroic drinker and a ladies' man who lived a turbulent emotional life. This is quite a story.

Hattie's home life is about to be blown apart by the revelation of a secret liaison with her handsome young driver, but she is adamant that her husband, Dad's Army star, John Le Mesurier, does not get ...