An autobiography by Ronnie Barker taking the reader behind the scenes of his career and discusses his background. His stories include how he advised Maggie Smith to give up acting, how Slade Prison was shot in a giant tank, how he and Ronnie Corbett have been on the same comedy wavelength for 17 years, what he thinks about studio laughter, how he learns and writes. His talks about his marriage to Joy and the fortunes of his family and the antique shop in Chipping Norton to which he is going to devote more of his time.