A Northern Soul: The Autobiography

Since Auf Wiedesehen, Pet first captured the public's imagination, musician and actor Jimmy Nail has been a household name. And yet, as a working class lad growing up in Newcastle, it was beyond his imagination.

But a few people made a difference - encouraging, nurturing and believing in Nail: his mother; the salt-of-the-earth brothers who supported him when he was at his lowest ebb; the young arts student who became his wife; and the writers, actors and producers who saw something special in him.

This is a story that will confound, intrigue and inspire in equal measure.