Tangled life of the complex comic legend

The mercurial Peter Sellers often said he was a nobody, an empty shell, able to play any role except himself. Unless, of course, he was playing up on set with violent tantrums, playing around with the world’s most beautiful women (Sophia Loren, Britt Ekland, above, with Sellers) or brilliantly playing the fool in The Goon Show. In a profile that pulls no punches, his ex-wife Britt and daughters Sarah and Victoria, plus fans such as Steve Coogan and Michael Palin, assess his legacy. BBC iPlayer, from Tuesday