It's an established fact that no actor has ever imbued the greeting "Hello" with as much honeyed smarm as Leslie Phillips. Along with "Ding dong!" it became his calling card, that voice a byword for a string of comedy cads. The irony is that his upper-class tones were adopted: Phillips came from a working-class background, but shrugged off his cockney accent as a child actor before coming to fame in the Carry On and Doctor films. Here Phillips, now 89, reflects on a long and varied career.