Joe Swift's father is actor Clive Swift of the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and he is the nephew of Clive's actor brother, David Swift, well known for Drop the Dead Donkey.
More recently the cast and crew of the British comedy Keeping Up Appearances including Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift and Geoffrey Hughes stayed at the hotel whilst filming in Leamington.
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She accompanies the Doctor (David Tennant) on a trip organised by Titanics resident historian, Mr Copper (Clive Swift), teleporting with some Titanic passengers down to Earth where she and the Doctor meet Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins).
Drabble was married to actor Clive Swift between 1960 and 1975; they have three children, including the gardener and TV personality Joe Swift and the academic Adam Swift.
An adaptation for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 1990, was narrated by Alex Jennings, with Emily Chenery (Nell), Phil Daniels (Quilp), Daniel Bliss (Kit), Trevor Peacock (Grandfather), Clive Swift, Anna Massey and Julia McKenzie.
In 1985 BBC released a 12-part 350-minute miniseries starring Nigel Stock, Alan Parnaby, Clive Swift and Patrick Malahide.
The novel was adapted as the second episode of the Inspector Morse TV series in 1987, guest starring Barbara Flynn as Monica Height, Michael Gough as Philip Ogleby, Clive Swift as Dr Bartlett, Anthony Smee as Roope, Roger Lloyd Pack as Donald Martin and Phil Nice as Nicholas Quinn.