Since then, he's appeared in "War and Peace", which took six months to film in Rome; "Beauty and the Beast" on the telly--he played the Beast; "Tales of Mystery and Imagination," also on the small screen; the film of "My Fair Lady "and lots of stage work.
'I think I prefer acting on stage,' he said thoughtfully. 'I like to see if the audience is enjoying itself.'
More often than not, Jeremy is cast as a dashing, romantic hero.
'That sort of part brings in the fan letters, but I would love to do some comedy. To make people laugh is the greatest gift of all. Frankie Howerd is the tops.
'At the moment, I'm busy making records of Shakespeare's plays for America. It's great fun. Lots of actors and actresses get together, people I may not have seen for a long time. We sit in a recording studio and read the plays.'
But his interest in records isn't limited to this.
'I'm quite a pop fan. In my flat the record player is never off. I really rate the Beach Boys and the Four Tops.'
Apart from music, Jeremy's hobbies are simply wandering about, horse riding, and he says he is a toxophilite, which means he's another Robin Hood with bows and arrows. Favourite food is a good old-fashioned
fry up and top drink is champagne.
At the moment, Jeremy is very happy with life and hasn't a real ambition apart from not knocking anyone down in his TR4 sports car."