the only thing that worries me is that Cliff doesn’t know it’s on television and we might get one hell of a bill! As a former tennis champion and an award-winning broadcaster Sue has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades.

I just happened to be staying in the same Brighton hotel as Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett, then midway through a Shadows tour. She was dating Cliff’s housemate Bill Latham and using the flat while they went on their annual two‑week guys’ holiday to Spain or to Cliff’s house in Portugal. Twenty years on, I’d still be reading comments from him such as, ‘I didn’t love her quite enough to marry her,’ and I’d think: ‘He can’t be talking about me, surely? In a new book, an extract of which was shared on MailOnline, Barker, 66, wrote: “If someone had told me that my relationship with Cliff would last a few months but I’d still be hearing about it 40 years later, I wouldn’t have gone near him. For anyone who is a fan of tennis star Sue or just loved her on a question of sport this is the book for you.The week before, I’d met two former members of Cliff’s 1960s backing band, but that hardly seemed relevant. This contributes to the readers’ understanding of the what, the why and the how of compassionate care.

The clearly written, practical approach will enable the practitioner to understand and ultimately provide compassionate care in today’s challenging healthcare arena. The guys in the takeaway who’d handed me my chicken tikka masala were always playing pranks on me, and I thought this was just another one.This provides a useful foundation to help readers connect with the contents of the chapters that follow.