Frank Cottrell-Boyce: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce

British screenwriter, novelist and actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

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Victoria Pendleton British cyclist

A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗

Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

I bought all my siblings signet rings and pendants with my family crest on. There are a lot of us.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Robson Green British actor

Fireworks. I was given a pyrotechnics course by my son for my 40th birthday, so I do displays. I can average five to 10 grand on one display.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 January 2019 source ↗

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗