Yes, and I believe young Alistair McGowan was not too impressed with what he learned when he met Melvyn Brown and worse still, when he met his relies in Allahabad and Calcutta. At least Alistair was ignorant of the fact, I give him that much, so unlike so many many of "us" who deny all knowledge of not only our birth-right but also the wonderful inherited and privileged life we had. They sometimes admit - rather hesitantly that they "were born in India" but being Anglo Indian they are certainly not. Poor misguided souls, suffering from an identity crisis. I know (in my own family) some, who have suddenly become "expatriates"!!!!! Reminds me of the time I saw a very famous AI on the Parkie Show in the late 1970-80's who when asked why he now supported a "blond" head of hair, said quite blatantly, that blond hair was his natural colour, the black hair, eyebrows and sideburns he strutted around with a few years earlier were just his "image" at the time!!! I wondered what he saw in the mirror each morning - certainly far from a very "fair" complexion. May be he frequented a Solarium!!!!!Needless to say, I never ever bought another Album of his ever again and I made it a point of never watching his many TV shows from the USA. I not only knew the guy but his sister as well - his brother-in-law worked with my Dad in the Steamer Company . When he got his break through on the London Palladium in place of Dickie Valentine who had had a very serious accident that Sunday we were so thrilled for him, here was another one of our people making good hmmmm - sorry guys, no marks for guessing???? Since, "Who do you Think You Are" screened in Britain last year, it has now become rather fashionable to say one was born in India - so guys, there's much hope for us yet - said with tongue in cheek. Having said all that, if one is to believe the ease with which these "celebrities" find their roots, we would not be scratching around in the BL, Archives and various genealogy lists. Anyone in agreement say, "Aye". Boht Saalam Dose Molly Sarstedt-Hamilton, Townsville, Australia A very proud Anglo Indian