William Parente

William Parente graduated from Oxford with a First in English and went on to do research in Shakespeare’s comedies, later working in theatre and writing the Scotsman’s film column from 1980-92. With Yves Bonavero he set up Bonaparte Films in 1990 to finance small British features including Waking Ned and William Boyd’s The Trench. His ancestor the 5th Duke of Portland (the ‘mole’) acquired Langwell in 1854. He lives in Nottinghamshire and Caithness.