[Goosegirl]

Mine has to be David Suchet because his acting is superb! Currently, I'm going through his Poirot DVDs and am blown away by the so subtle facial changes he makes which you'd never be able to see on stage. I also have his book on how he "became" Poirot which displays the attention to detail he had and how true his portrayal is. I've only got one more DVD to watch and that's the one when Poirot dies. Added to that, he is a real gentleman who is both modest and proud of what he 's done.

[Aunt Sally]

Hmmm...

Mine would have to be a dinner party:

David Attenborough
Billy Connolly
Judy Dench
Nelson Mandela
Neil  Armstrong
Marie Curie

I'd like to be a fly on the wall,  just observing.

[mumofstig]

Alan Titchmarsh. He seems so down to earth, I feel I could really have a chat with him, rather than have to be careful what I was saying....

[Goosegirl]

AS, I like your dinner party theme. OK, I'd also invite Geoff Hamilton, Keith Floyd and the Hairy bikers (to do the cooking), Stephen Hawkins and Ken Dodd. Cue - is it that time already, I should have been in bed twelve hours ago! 

[Aidy]

Interesting one...

So the first would be the legendary Brian Clough.
He was a propper character, bumped into psycho (Stuart Pearce) at a punk gig and had a little chat about him.

Second up will be the only original punk that I have not met, Poly Styrene. Never got to see Xray Specs or see her perform.

[InWarwickshire]

Maggie Smith - wicked sense of humour.