😢I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Ronald Pickup. I was honoured that he appeared in my first ever short film - ‘Dinosaurs Full Throttle’ back in 2012. A bizarre and rambling monologue from a geriatric on the run!!.. I was chuffed to bits that someone of his calibre even responded! The image of him chain-smoking in my lightless flat will stay with me always - it was the first time I had ever heard my own script read back to me and he filled me with the confidence to pursue it. He was old school and a gentleman. Thankyou Ronald.. RIP.