Married to Celia Ryder of The Mirror Crack'd (1992) (TV). Has two children, Jonathan Rose and Rosalind Cooke. One grandchild, Charlie Cooke. Has American daughter-in-law Angie Rose. Brother of David Rose Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), and brother-in-law of Pamela Barrie-Rose "The Bill" (1984).