Tom Burke - very good as Geoff Goddard

I crossed paths with Geoff when I was studying at the University where he worked at the canteen (I worked there too at lunchtimes to make ends meet, we were on the wash-up crew together). Tom Burke's portrayal of Geoff was spookily accurate - I wonder who coached him (as Geoff sadly passed away in 2000).

Geoff loved to play piano at staff events and in local pubs, bashing out his old hits. He spent a lot of time caring for his mother who was in poor health. He was a very humble soul but had a wicked sense of humour. He lived in a very ordinary terraced house - with gold discs on the wall. Every so often, one of his songs would be used for a tv commercial and he'd get a big windfall. I think he mainly did the canteen job because he enjoyed the company. A real character, sadly missed.