Too late for a DNA test

Forced to move back into his childhood bedroom after 40 years, a successful comedy writer becomes a carer for an unsuccessful gambler.Obsessed with betting, his father baptised his son Baldric 2nd – not named after a heroic historical figure, but a racehorse. Aged 98 he still bets on horses, in spite of ailing health and suffering as many falls as the horses he backs. Recently his horse was cruising to victory at Worcester racetrack when the jockey mistook a furlong pole for the winning post and stopped! Lately, in a flat race at Lingfield, his selection literally dropped dead.However, at 98 his father is showing no signs of dropping dead, as the NHS diverts most of its annual budget into keeping him alive; bookmakers must be very grateful to the NHS.Meanwhile his son’s choiceless carer role encompasses nurse, cook, pharmacist, cleaner, dresser, butler, commode emptier and 999 caller. Cinderella would have resigned years ago. Sprinkled with celebrity cameos and unfailing humour, this i