Disney's British Gentleman: The Life and Career of David Tomlinson

‘A wonderful account of a life filled with far more ups and downs than its subject’s languid demeanour ever suggested.’

Miles Jupp

Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’d recognise David Tomlinson’s face – genial and continually perplexed, he was Mr Banks in Mary Poppins, Professor Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug. To many, he’s the epitome of post-war British comedy.

But at times his life was more tragedy than comedy. A distinguished RAF pilot in the ...