IT was disappointing to discover that The Wheatsheaf public house in Louth's leafy Westgate may not have played host to actor Daniel Craig, the Putin-like hero of recent James Bond films.
The visitor who, noticeably did not remove his sunglasses and hat may well have looked like him.
But, we are told, on one of the suggested sightings he was not only not in The Wheatsheaf but also not in Louth nor, indeed, in Britain.
Mistakes can easily be made especially in respectable pubs like The Wheatsheaf.
Just such a one in Farnham, Surrey – The Bush (hotel) – was a favourite of mine many years ago and one day about 1963 I was approached by a sheepish customer and asked for my autograph.
Who, I asked, did the lady think I was? Well, she said, you're Gerald Harper, aren't you?
For folks who do not recall that name I remind you that he was star of the Adam Adamant series and other equally famous TV programmes.
He was also a good looking chap ... which made me think my autograph hunter needed specs. (Mind you, my mother wasn't surprised. But that's mothers for you!)
But when I continued to be mistaken for Harper G – and it kept happening – I simply signed the autograph books largely to save long-winded and convincing explanations.
It is a fact, however, that well known people have frequented The Wheatsheaf in its long history.
I recall seeing Kate O'Mara there one day in the early 80s.
And it really was her. No, I didn't ask for her autograph.
Nor, sadly, did she ask for mine!
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