[3] Born in Tetbury, Gloucestershire to Herbert Mills and concert pianist Winifred, Royce did not feel the need to look into the disappearance of his father.

[1][4] He then became an assistant to comedian Sandy Powell, getting him hung over when he filled pint glasses with beer instead of tinted water, and was fired.

Sandy’s wife Kay, however, let him announce her husband’s stage entrance, for which he wore the long aprons Royce used in the kitchens in order to cover his damaged feet.

[5] He considered Morecambe and Wise to be the most generous people he had worked with, allowing him to perform Bring Me Sunshine on his own to give him a chance to shine.

[4] He also rehearsed Frankie Howerd’s lines for Up Pompeii,[6] and improvised a sketch for The Les Dawson Show when time ran over during filming.