Exactly 25 years ago today, one of the biggest names of the 1970s and 80s was settling down with his son to watch the Champions League quarter-final clash between Italian giants Inter Milan and Manchester United. Rod Hull – who had commanded millions of TV viewers with Emu – had experienced the most remarkable life; full of fame, adoration, royal patronage and a seemingly endless fortune. Yet, at the age of 63, he had fallen far from his peak. Living in a dilapidated cottage in Icklesham on the Kent and East Sussex border, his second marriage had hit the rocks and his fortune – which just year…
