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In 2009 she was convicted of attending hare coursing. She was a champion of countryside pursuits, claiming she was prepared to go to prisonto support people's right to hunt. But the Two Fat Ladies programmes attracted some criticism for the high-fat ingredients the pair loved.įollowing her screen partner's death in 1999 aged 71, Dickson Wright appeared in other television programmes including Clarissa and the Countryman with presenter, naturalist and baronet Sir John (Johnny) Scott. She would joke that she had put on her weight without the help of junk food.

She became a barrister but after herself descending into alcoholism quit law and began working as a cook in grand homes.ĭickson Wright was running a culinary bookshop when she was discovered by Llewellyn. But he was also a violent alcoholic who beat Dickson Wright and her mother. Her father, Arthur, was a brilliant surgeon and food lover – pigeons were flown in from Cairo for the Dickson Wright table and caviar was frequently on the menu. She had a towering intellect.' Television chef Jamie Oliver added: 'She was always entertaining to watch and was of course a passionate foodie.'īaptised Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda, Dickson Wright grew up in north London. Worked with her many times and it was always fun, at least for me. The Observer's restaurant critic Jay Rayner tweeted: 'Goodbye Clarissa. She was a force of nature.'ĭickson Wright's agents, Heather Holden-Brown and Elly James, said her fun, laughter and intelligence would be missed: 'Clarissa was utterly non-PC and fought for what she believed in, always, with no thought to her own personal cost.'

'We called her 'Krakatoa' because if you didn't notice the rumbling you could find yourself in trouble. Jennifer Paterson (left) and Clarissa Dickson Wright filming Two Fat Ladies in 1996.

Jennifer paterson clarissa dickson wright