22 MARCH 1986, page 35

Gunner Peake On Parade

Philip Best A dramatised version of Mervyn Peake's novel Mr Pye is currently being shown on Channel Four. M ervyn Peake came into my life early in the last war when a three-ton......

Arts

Cinema Beating time Peter Ackroyd Clockwise (PG', selected cinemas) J ohn Cleese might not represent every- body's idea of a good time, but there is no doubt that he can embody......