Your ideal gathering/dinner party...who would you invite, family excepted?

Freddie Mercury
Terry Pratchett
Janet Street Porter
Bob Geldof
Bob Marley
Jo Brand
Sarah Millican
Mickey Flanagan

And Ray Winston (who would be staying to look at my etchings, afterwards)

Assuming we can have those who are no longer with us and not family members who are no longer with us -

George Harrison
Elvis Presley
Barack Obama
Billy Connolly
Rosa Parks
Emeline Pankhurst (sp)
Alan Bleasedale
Willie Russell

No intellectuals for me. I wouldn't know what they were on about and I'd like to join in.

Good choice dragonfly - Lee Mack and David Mitchell are so funny on 'Would I Lie to You?'!

Michael Palin
Judy Dench
Michelle Obama
David Attenborough
Lee Mack
David Mitchell

We have a large dinner table, so it would be
Me and DH ( of course)

Quentin Crisp ( back from the dead)
Gregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn
Dylan Thomas
Angela Merkel
Maggie Aderin Pocock
Phillip Mould
Hilary Mantel

That should be a good mix ?

Oscar Schindler
Sir Thomas More
Warren Gatland
Sir Matt Busby
Margaret Thatcher
Kate Adie
Cristiano Ronaldo

Billy Connolly
The queen
David Attenborough
Graham Norton
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Oh and Prof Brian Cox

Paul Merton
Andy Hamilton
Chris Packham
Miriam Margoyles
Stanley Johnson
Val McDermid

Gabriella Steve Backshall has kissed me on both cheeks ?

Stephen Fry
Kathy Burke
Hugh Laurie
Judy Dench
Helena Bonham Carter
David Tennant
Germaine Greer

If they were still with us:
Freddy Mercury
George Harrison
Victoria Wood
Elizabeth I
Alan Rickman
Steve McQueen
my Dad

Michael Palin
Jennifer Aniston (my girl crush )
David Essex (because he's so gorgeous)
Jane MacDonald
All the Loose Women - except Janet Street Porter
I'll need an enormous table and a chef because I won't be cooking!!

Arlington Adlington

Steve Rowe
Roman Abramovich
Donald Trump
Sarah Ferguson
Nigella Lawson
Clare Balding
Steve Backshall
Michelle Obama
Michael Richards
Jerry Seinfeld
Rebecca Arlington
Leon Taylor

Alan Bennett
Alan Rickman
Alan Turing
Denzel Washington
Mary Beard

could be awkward with so many Alans though

Winn (not Finn)

David Attenborough
Raynor Finn
Judi Dench
Mary Berry (although I would have to get a cook in as I wouldn't dare).

God, Jesus and Satan and maybe an angel or two. Unfortunately, I don't believe any of those would turn up so I'd invite any aliens who may like to attend.

Stephen Fry.
David Ornstein--sports commentator with the loveliest smile.
Joanna Lumley.
Jane McDonald
Julie Walters.
Peter Kay.

Michael Sheen
Rhod Gilbert
Max Boyce
Rob Brydon

Ruth Jones
Sian Phillips
Cerys Matthews
Alex Jones

Er, I mentioned Rufus Sewell first!

Can I invited Alan Bennet and Ian Hislop to mine as well please? And for 'afters' the late great Alan Rickman.....what a voice.....

Michele Obama
Nigel Farage
Dr David Starkey
Priti Patel MP
Shappi Khorsandi
Nick Ferrari
Eleanor Bron
Francis Wheen

Ian Hislop
Paul Merton
Bill Bryson
Alan Bennet

kittylester get yer 'ands off 'im, he's mine !!!

Rufus Sewell will need to go on a diet as I bet he will be invited to a lot of GN dinner parties
Kittylester definitely to mine. Also Angus Deayton, Victoria Stillwell ( for my husband)
David Attenborough, HM Queen Elizabeth.