The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 biographical film based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name, starring John Hurt and directed by Jack Gold, adapted by Philip Mackie, and produced by Verity Lambert. Originally broadcast on 17 December, the 77-minute television film was produced by Thames Television for the British channel ITV. Crisp is depicted from youth to middle age. For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976 and the production also won the 1976 Prix Italia. In 1976, it was shown on US channel WOR-TV and later
Paddy McGuinness (civil servant) Paddy McGuinness (civil servant) Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 27 April 1963) is a British civil servant who is the Deputy National Security Adviser for Intelligence, Security, and Resilience at the Cabinet Office, since 2014. Born in Oxford to Professors Rosamond McGuinness and Brian McGuinness, McGuinness went to Ampleforth College and then to Balliol College, Oxford where he took a BA in modern history. His sister Catherine McGuinness chairs the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation. McGuinness joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. His first overseas posting was as Second Secretary in Sana'a in Yemen