In recent years famous inhabitants have included John James Sainsbury , J . B. Priestley , Roger Fry , Stella Gibbons , Yehudi Menuhin ( and later Sting who bought Menuhin 's old house ) , Sir Clifford Curzon , Pierce Brosnan , Sir Jacob Bronowski , Stanley Baxter , Mike Skinner , Tariq Ali , Clive Owen , Geri Halliwell , Bob Hoskins , Cliff Parisi , Ulrika Jonsson , Piers Morgan , Imre Varadi , Alex Zane , Terry Gilliam , Arthur Boyd , Chris Moyles , Christopher Nolan , George Michael , Jonathan Pryce , Terry Jones [ comedian ] Alison Steadman , Paul Nicholas , David Ryan Jordan ( Air Traffic ) , Dizzee Rascal , Marina Diamandis , Tim Pigott-Smith , Heath Robinson , Freddie Highmore , Stephen Gately , Ray Davies ( The Kinks ) , Judge Jules and Victoria Wood .
Terry Jones is a comedian .