Personal Life
Sergeant married Mary Smithies on 4 January 1969; the couple have two children: Will Sergeant (a TV producer/director/writer) and Mike Sergeant (a BBC news reporter). He lives in Ealing, West London..
He was president of the Johnson Society in 2003. Interviewed by Sophie Lam in The Independent in June 2008 about his holiday memories, he stated: "I'm programmed not to be disappointed by holidays."
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