“Like many, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Sam Neill,” says John Clarke of Lorn. “In the many tributes, however, I’ve not seen any reference to his outstanding performance in the series Reilly, Ace of Spies. It was extremely popular, and from memory, the single of the theme tune made it to the Top 40, which wasn’t bad for something based on a theme by Shostakovich.