The Queen and every American ambassador to Britain have dined at Rankin’s Bruton Place restaurant, Bellamy’s, since it opened in 2004 and of it A.A. Gill commented: “You could eat here once a week for the rest of your life”. More recently, this suave gentleman host has established Gavin Rankin Fine Art and deals in fine vintage posters. He learnt his art from none other than Mark Birley.
The Roll Call - CHARACTERS
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Steve Cotten (AKA ‘Britain’s Grumpiest Landlord’)
2
Mrs Filthy Piece of Toerag
3
Angela Millington (1981 – 2014)
4
The Cheery Street Sweeper
5
Katherine Knight
6
Brenda from Bristol
7
The Cross Word Couple (AKA ‘The Crossword Couple’)
8
The Pret Prayer
9
The Pret Sleeper
10
Prince John Zylinski
11
The Pret Spitter
12
Marina Gibson
13
Margaret Wooliscroft
14
Angelo Vizcaino
15
Mr Penny Farthing
16
Adolfo Orsi, Jr.
17
Helen Brach (AKA “The Candy Lady”, 1911 – 1977, body never found)
18
Mikel Ruffinelli
19
Ziyanda Palesa Tutu
20
Kensington Claus
21
The Knightsbridge rose seller
22
Sam Malin and Irène Major (AKA “Lord and Lady Hailes”)
23
Paul and Selena Bailey
24
John Bly
25
Joyce Cohen (formerly Joyce McDillon, née Joyce Lemay)
26
Malavath Poorna
27
Linda Sandler
28
Pablo Salcedo
29
Pedro López (AKA “The Monster of the Andes”)
30
June and Leon Bernicoff
31
Leah Chase (AKA “The Queen of Creole Cuisine”)
32
Dominic and Stephanie Parker (AKA “The Posh Couple”)
33
Sarah Meakin
34
Julia Bradbury
35
Raine Spencer; Raine, Countess Spencer (AKA “Acid Raine”)
36
Hannah Campbell (AKA “The Bionic Woman”)
37
Candida Lycett Green (1942 – 2014; nicknamed “Wibz”)
38
The musical tramp
39
Doris Thompson MBE OBE (1903 – 2004) and Geoffrey Thompson (1936 – 2004)
40
Charity Charity
41
Kimi Räikkönen
42
Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo
43
Kester Thomas (1975 – 2013)
44
Gavin Rankin
45
Marina Oswald Porter (born Marina Nikolayevna Prusakova, Russian: Марина Николаевна Прусакова)
46
Elena Salvoni (1920 – 2016)
47
Sultan Kösen
48
Boaty Boatwright (also known as Boaty Boatwright Baker)
49
Cedric Robinson MBE
50
Oliver Newton
51
Don who's Donna at night
52
Captain Pugwash (AKA ‘Captain’ Michael M. Maricic)
53
Peter Grace OBE (1938 – 2013)
54
Jim Bowen (born Peter Williams)
55
Derek Bell MBE
56
Pamela Jennings (better known as “Soho Pam”, 1964 - 2013)
57
£50 grifter
58
Parrot Man
59
Jocelyn Wildenstein (née Périsset and also known as “Jocelynnys Dayannnys da Silva Bezerra”)
60
John Gaze (1947 - 2011)
61
Charlie Richardson (1934 – 2012)
62
Count Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925 – 2012)
63
Christian Gerhartsreiter (main alias Clark Rockefeller)
64
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO (Fiona Shackleton)
65
Sir Peter O'Sullevan CBE (1918 – 2015)
66
Nancy Wake AC GM (1912 – 2011)
67
Claus Von Bülow
68
Alexander Fiske-Harrison
69
Lord Lucan (also known as Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan)
A man of style, class, taste and elegance. You were quite right to include this London legend, Matthew. More like this please.