An actor's life is invariably one of ups and down, but along the way there are unexpected, sweet surprises. Such was the case in 1982 when TP was cast by Peter Ustinov to appear in his Turkish comedy, Mehmed, My Hawk alongside with a sterling company which included Hebert Lom, Michael Elphick, Dennis Quilley, Michael Gough, Vladek Sheybal and Siobhan McKenna.
TP recalls that the biggest challenge of the location work (which was Yugoslavia rather than Turkey) was keeping a straight face during takes as Ustinov was rarely out of anecdote/mimic mode. Below we see Ustinov clarifying a point of detail in the script.
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