Oh Behave!

Whilst meandering around Wikpedia in search of diversion I discovered this little snippet that rather surprised me. I am sure I don’t remember the event, which must have been quite high-profile, being bandied about when I was a child growing up in Longlevens.

Peter Wyngarde aka Jason King (arguably the inspiration for Austin Powers!)

In 1975, he was arrested and convicted for an act of "gross indecency" with a truck driver in the toilets of Gloucester bus station. His homosexuality was well known in acting circles, where he was known as 'the Major', because of a ten-year-long relationship he had from 1956 with fellow actor Alan Bates. This conviction, which by today's standards is not very substantial, then probably ruined his career.