The school in question might have been significant: Redmayne is an old Etonian, an exact contemporary of Prince Williams (the two were both members of Pop, the flamboyantly waistcoated school society). His teacher, Simon Dormandy, was an inspiring figure: "he is still the person whose advice I seek," says Redmayne. Redmaynes background is solid, Chelsea establishment, his father, Richard, a banker, his mother, Patricia,...