David and Caroline Stafford are London-based writers who have released a number of biographies with Omnibus Press, including 'Cupid Stunts: The Life and Radio Times of Kenny Everett' (2014) and 'Maybe I'm Doing it Wrong - The Life and Music of Randy Newman' (2016). Their book on Lionel Bart, 'Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be', was a Radio 4 Book of the Week.

'A spirited and heartfelt account of Ronnie's amazing life and music' Charlie Hart, Slim ChanceThis book captures the man and his incredible musical and personal journey in a celebratory way, but also handles his terribly sad ending sensitively. I raise a glass to both the book and to Plonk and say thank you for both' Mark Baxter, author of Scorcha!'Caroline and David Stafford display the same dry wit and careful research that informed their previous excellent biographies. A thoughtful study of how Ronnie coped both with fame and encroaching illness, which doesn't shy away from his contradictions, but is written with genuine fondness, a sentiment apparently shared by many who knew him.' The Spectator