How Much Do You Know About Sir Derek's Career?

1. Who played the female lead in Sir Derek's first ever appearance in Chichester?
2. Name 6 major awards Sir Derek has won.
3. In what play did Sir Derek make his commercial London debut?
4. On what date did Sir Derek receive his CBE from the Queen?
5. On what date did Sir Derek make his pro debut?
6. What did Sir Derek have faxed to set of Damien and Love is the Devil each day?
7. On what day did Sir Derek make his debut with the National Theatre, and what else is significant about that date?
8. List at least 6 of Sir Derek's off stage/set hobbies.
9. What is Sir Derek's middle name?
10. Name the Cambridge society which gave Sir Derek a taste for a certain playwright and also a reputation as an interpreter of the same poet and playwright.
11. Name the avoidable and unavoidable drawbacks encountered by Sir Derek in playing Cadfael.
12. Who was Bobby Brown?
13. What Cathedral was a featured in a certain Christmas special?
14. In what play did Sir Derek make his Broadway debut?
15. What was significant about the "theatre" in Edinburgh in which Sir Derek and the Prospect cast performed "Antony and Cleopatra"?
16. Has Sir Derek played pantomine?
17. Describe Sir Derek's television debut.
18. Who presented Sir Derek with his Tony?
19. Name the landlady of the holiday house frequented by the Jacobi family.
20. What was the make of the first car owned by the Jacobi family?
21. What was the name of Sir Derek's character in his single appearance on "Minder"?
22. Name the Edinburgh theatre which has happy associations for Sir Derek.
23. List the total number of times Sir Derek has played Hamlet in his career (professionally and otherwise).
24. How many times has Sir Derek performed Hamlet professionally?
25. Name 2 reasons Bletchy is significant for Sir Derek.

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