Fading into the Limelight: The Autobiography

About this book

For more than 30 years Peter Sallis has played Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine the worlds longest-running sitcom. With his dry cynical wit and cautious nature Clegg has been taken to the hearts of his audience. Now the man behind this creation and the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit is telling his story. From his early days in the RAF in World War II through an extraordinary theatrical career that saw him perform alongside the likes of Joan Collins John Gielgud and Orson Welles to the fame that came to him late in his career Peter Sallis has a wonderful heartwarming story to tell. Packed with brilliant stories and amusing anecdotes this is a memoir that will appeal to Peter Salliss millions of fans as he looks back over his career with a warm glow of nostalgia.