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Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

Drama starring David Walliams as the comedian Frankie Howerd, looking at the relationship with his long-term, long-suffering manager and partner, Dennis Heymer.

Candid and poignant drama about the comedian Frankie Howerd and the relationship with his long-term, long-suffering manager, and gay partner, Dennis Heymer. Despite his overtly camp persona, Howerd kept his companionship with Heymer under wraps for 35 years, until his death in 1992. Yet through career disaster, social stigma, illegality, numerous infidelities and Howerd's own deep-seated issues about his homosexuality, their love endured.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Jul 202303:00
BBC Four

Credits

Frankie HowerdDavid Walliams
Dennis HeymerRafe Spall
Ruth HeymerMelanie Hill
SheridanPeter Sandys-Clarke
JaneSally Leonard
RogerPaul Anderson
GunmanBenedict Martin
Rent BoyChris New
PromoterPeter Harness
Dr LingPaul Courtenay-Hyu
Peter CookDavid Reed
Lighting TechnicianTom Allen
ProducerBen Evans
DirectorJohn Alexander
WriterPeter Harness

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