Sir Derek Jacobi in conversation with Richard Clifford

Sir Derek Jacobi ‘is an icon of Stage and Screen’ … known for his work at the Royal National Theatre, has a BAFTA, Olivier, Emmy, Screen Guild and Tony Award and to top it all off: Derek was given a Knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II. Not bad for a boy who grew up in Essex, the son of a corner shop owner and a secretary. From Leytonstone and the Leyton Players to Hamlet at the Edinburgh Fringe and a scholarship to Cambridge. 

Six decades and so many big screen favourites… I, Claudius, Gladiator I and Gladiator II, Last Tango in Halifax, The Crown, The Day of the Jackal, Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park and The King’s Speech to mention just a few of his triumphs. And let’s not forget his audio book work, which includes The Night Garden for the BBC children's series: another huge hit. There is no doubt that Derek has an incredible body of work.  

Richard Clifford is an actor and director. Richard has appeared in films such as Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Frankenstein and Murder on the Orient Express (all directed by Kenneth Branagh), My Week With Marilyn and Justice League, as well as TV such as The Crown and It’s A Sin. He is also Derek's partner.