A Bafta, a book launch and a magician: Neighbours celebrate hat-trick of successes in the same week

A street in a sleepy village of just eight houses is celebrating a stunning hat-trick of successes.

Gifted neighbours in East Bergholt, Suffolk, have won a BAFTA, published a book and been accepted into the Inner Magic Circle - all within a week of each other.

High-flying Julian Healy, 41, Pavlenka Small, 56, and Dr Todd Landman, 45, live in the small cluster of homes in Mission Lane.
Triple triumph: Dr Todd Landman, Pavlenka Small and Julian Healy all live in the small Suffolk village of East Bergholt

Triple triumph: Dr Todd Landman, Pavlenka Small and Julian Healy all live in the small Suffolk village of East Bergholt

The three friends toasted their staggering treble with a party.

TV production designer Julian won a BAFTA award for his set design of ITV's The Cube.

He said: 'We're a group of like-minded people who get on well. It's a really good support network - if you run into trouble someone will help you out.'
The popular television show, hosted by Phillip Schofield, sees contestants perform a series of tasks in a 4x4x4m Perspex cube to try and win £250,000.

Reflecting on the incredible triple success, Julian added: 'I don't usually play the lottery but I might just start now.'

Mrs Small, who lives opposite Mr Healy, is also celebrating after receiving the first copy of her newly-published book, 'From Dream To Reality - 7 Steps to Setting up a Small Business'.
The Cube: Phillip Schofield presents the popular ITV1 show which tests contestants skill, nerve and determination to win

The Cube: Phillip Schofield presents the popular ITV1 show which tests contestants skill, nerve and determination to win

The personal development and career coach said: 'I suppose it was just destined to be. What a lovely way to celebrate with people you get on so well with.  We genuinely care about each other.'

She added: 'I would not want to live anywhere else. 'It's the kind of environment I have always wanted to live in and there's no better place to live.'

The street also drank to Dr Todd Landman after the respected American academic became a member of the Inner Magic Circle after passing a tough selection process.

Dr Landman, an enthusiastic magician in his spare time, is professor and director of the Institute For Democracy and Conflict Resolution at The University of Essex.

The Magic Circle, founded in London in 1905, has 1,500 members - with only 300 of them accepted into the hallowed Inner Magic Circle at one time.