Star Trek: 10 Biggest Takeaways From Patrick Stewart's Memoir (and One That Wasn't)

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A life in Movies and TV is only just the tip of the Stewart memoir mountain.

BY CLIVE BURRELL
NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023

Eighty years in the making, Making It So has easily become the must-have and must-read book for Star Trek fans across the globe.

More than just a retelling of Patrick Stewart's time aboard the USS Enterprise, the book is a deep dive into the life and times of the Yorkshire actor who only really found fame outside of theatre when he reached his 40s.

Making It So will fill out almost every aspect of Sir Pat's life from his upbringing in a one-up one-down terraced house in Mirfield's Camm Lane to his forays into theatre before breaking out into TV and film at the most unexpected point in his career.

But it's not just a book about acting. There's real life trials that have left their mark, and encounters with some famous faces dotted throughout including legends such as Vivian Leigh and Kirk Douglas. Then there's the time Stewart had the chance to drive Paul McCartney's DB4 which has to be read to be believed.

Fans of Star Trek aren't short-changed either with a good trip down the galactic highway with mentions of all his fellow TNG cast mates. The book also sets out the path from Stewart never wanting to play Picard again (absolutely done!) to being tempted back for the three-season revival. That ultimately culminated in virtually everything the actor had said he didn't want to do but wowed fans worldwide with its final ten episodes.