Best known as The Bill's Jim Carver, Mark Wingett has come a long way from his Mod persona in the hit film which kick-started his acting career.
Now 40 years on from his historic film debut, the Leicester born screen star recounts some of his best filming memories. This picture of me and Phil Daniels, when we were just 17 and 19, was taken in the café on the beach in Brighton for the film Quadrophenia.
It came out in August 1979 when I was 18 and three-quarters, to be exact, and yes, it’s the egg sandwich scene. Jimmy (Phil) is looking at the sea and Dave (me) interrupts him and takes a big bite out of his sandwich.
The yolk goes everywhere. I ended up eating 19 egg sandwiches and went out for a curry afterwards. I’d no idea I didn’t have