It was an inauspicious start. Born in late December 1939 in a room above a fish and chip shop in Chatham High Street life continued with just one constant for the next twenty years for Peter Roy - moving home. His father found it impossible to hold a job for any length of time and as accommodation was always part of running the shop, they were frequently on the move: Chatham, Sutton, Carshalton, Askern, Peckham, East Ham...