It must have looked like a madcap scene straight out of Paddington Bear – and one the nation’s favourite duffle-coated Peruvian would have enjoyed immensely.
Hollywood star Hugh Bonneville was down on the carpet with Michael Bond at the Paddington author’s home in Little Venice, London – near Paddington station – making a cardboard castle for guinea pigs with scissors and glue (Paddington would certainly have brought marmalade into the proceedings with only helpful intentions...).
Hugh became a friend after starring as Mr Brown in the first Paddington film and he, his wife and son were over for lunch.
