I remember Nicky Henson from a classic episode of my No. one TV comedy, ‘Fawlty Towers’ - an episode entitled ‘The Psychiatrist’ (1979), where he plays ‘Mr Johnson’.
Basil Fawlty: Are you dining here tonight, here in this unfashionable dump?
Basil Fawlty: Yes, France I believe. They seem to like it there, and the swim would certainly sharpen your appetite. You’d better hurry, the tide leaves in six minutes.
It’s one of nine short stories that make up Giovanni Verga’s ‘Vita dei campi’ (‘Life in the Fields’) (1880). A recent English translation ‘Life in the Country’ (J.G. Nichols) (Alma Classics) (2018) is widely available.