Nicholas Courtney Is Still Getting Away With ItBookmark and Share

Tuesday, 2 August 2005 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Still Getting Away With It, the official autobiography of Nicholas Courtney, is due out on 20 October. Co-written with Michael McManus ("Towards the Sound of Gunfire"), the book is published under the new Greyhound Leader imprint, in conjunction with Steven Scott (SciFiCollector). "I think the time has now come for me to write a full and frank account of my life, not least with regard to my unbroken, forty-year association with Doctor Who," says Courtney, beloved by fans worldwide for his longtime portrayal of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. "Some people may be surprised by how candid and forthright I am going to be about certain people and events, but I think I owe it to myself and also to others to be reasonably bold as well as old! This will be very much a new book. The more familiar stories have been completely re-edited or rewritten and there is a mass of entirely new material. I am delighted Michael is co-writing this new book with me. He is both a good friend and a very experienced and talented writer." Says McManus, "As NickÆs friend and as someone who has always enjoyed Doctor Who, I regard the opportunity to participate in this project as a huge privilege. I can only hope we manage to do justice to the depths of the man - as actor on stage and screen, long-time Equity activist and all-round good guy. My ambition is simple. Anyone reading this book must feel they have really got to know Nick intimately." The book's introduction was written by Tom Baker. More details available soon at the Greyhound Leader website. Click on the thumbnail at right for a larger version of the working cover (final cover to be determined). (Thanks to Michael McManus)




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