‘Yes, I see what you mean,’ Sister Bernadette said. ‘It’s the kind of thing that might be forgotten, and so much has been forgotten, so much has changed, so much will change soon. The convent can’t continue, not like this, not for much longer.’

She looked wistful, and I nodded in what I hoped was a sympathetic fashion.

‘Come into the parlour and Yvonne will bring us a cup of tea.’

‘Thank you so much, Sister,’ I said.

Sister Bernadette remembered little about the filming, or how it had come about, though she said that Jeremy Gill’s mother had been a past pupil. She thought that, perhaps, the initial approach had come by way of Jeremy’s mother, and spoke at length about Gill’s kindness and generosity to her and all the sisters, both during filming and, in particular, afterwards. The weight given to ‘afterwards’ left me in no doubt that a substantial donation, perhaps more than one, had been made to the convent’s coffers. I listened closely to everything Sister Bernadette said. I took notes, in addition to my iPhone recording, and deliberately avoided all mention of Rhona Macbride until we got to the garden. The bench, the location for most of the film’s scenes between Gill and Rhona, was still there. I started by taking a few photos of Sister Bernadette on the bench from various angles, and then sat beside her.

‘It’s such a thrill to be here,’ I said. ‘I think you’re in Mr Gill’s spot and I’m in Rhona’s.’

‘Oh yes, I do believe you’re right.’

She blushed, and laughed, but coyly, as if I had made a slightly risqué joke.

‘Was there much of an audition process for her role, do you remember?’

‘Oh my goodness, I don’t remember a great deal about the auditions. From what I do remember, I think Jeremy saw nearly every girl in the school. He was marvellous with all of them, but once he saw Rhona, he made up his mind that she was the one. I’m sure she’d remember more about it herself.’

‘Fabulous, it all sounds like such fun. But you know, you’re right. You’ve just made me realise that I should talk to her too. She’s a big part of the story.’