Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they enjoyed sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father; it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all. Chris discovered that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns, including the Dunkirk evacuation, the D-Day landings and also took part in some of the most brutal, close-range fighting in Cleve.