His 1960s practice in a drug-addiction centre brought him into contact with a lot of rockers and wide renown as London's long-haired, rock-and-roll doctor, and later a television series.

As he describes in the film, Brocket Hall has a history of sexual scandals, involving the royal family and politicians but, by 1940, it had become a maternity home.

It was during such a benefit for the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1984 that Hank and the band were attacked on stage by a group of right-wing skinheads,[5] an event that has been immortalised in the song "On The Line".

A chance meeting with former Byrds member Gram Parsons,[6] who played him the song "You're Still on My Mind" (from the album Sweetheart of the Rodeo), led him to country music.

[7] The 1984 Edinburgh Festival Fringe saw the Hank Wangford Band achieve some acclaim, with their show being nominated for the Perrier Award.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw had to put out an appeal for cow-pats,[8] which later had to be dried in a microwave oven for them to work successfully.