These fascinating portrayals of some of britains favourite comedians uncover the turmoil and heartache found behind the laughter. My production company did all of the set design and build for this bbc drama about the life of frankie howerd frankie howerd rather you than me on vimeo join. Rather you than me is a oneoff television biopic drama about the career of comedian frankie howerd and his relationship with his partner dennis heymer. Dennis had taken absolutely everything belonging to frankie. Drama starring david walliams as the comedian frankie howerd, looking at the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager and partner, dennis heymer. Rather you than me, will air in spring next year as part of a fourpart season of specials telling the life stories of some of britains favourite comedians including hughie green, tony hancock and the actors who played steptoe and son, harry h corbett and wilfrid brambell.
Howerd was previously the subject of a bbc biopic, rather you than me, in 2008, when he was played by david walliams. In the 1950s frankie howerd the famous radio and film comedian meets a young waiter dennis heymer wholike himselfis a closet homosexual. Bill fraser, eartha kitt, frankie howerd, graham crowden, hugh paddick, roy hudd. The programme was part of the bbcs curse of comedy season, which was a series of individual dramas about the turbulent private lives of famous british comedians. By the early 1960s however things are looking bleak for frankie.
Walliams plays lurcio in the new show actor trevor eve has been madeover to look like womanising tv presenter hughie green, the biological father of paula yates. He died on february 11, 2012 in stanhoe, norfolk, england. Frankie howerds longtime gay partner breaks his silence daily mail. While i never really thought walliams captured howed as perfectly as michael sheen did. Tom allen born 14 june 1983 is an english comedian, actor. David walliams to play frankie howerd in bbc4 biopic. The curse of steptoe, reveals the offscreen, drama of two men who find. Jeffrey perry biowiki, net worth, married 2018 jeffrey perry was an actor, known for the silver chair 1990, frankie howerd. Im getting a little irate at the critics moaning on and on about how unfunny these four films have been. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Its plot follows that of a traditional old dark house story. As a new drama tells the story of a comic genius frankie howerd, his long. Two later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. The performances from rafe spall and david walliams were fantastic, but because of certain episodes of frankie howerd s life being overstretched and others condensed into a smile and a wink, it felt more like the opening episode of a short drama series rather than a oneoff.
Folded as issued sequel, or rather the followup film, to howerd s previous big screen outing up pompeii 1971. Seen through heymers eyes, the comedians anxieties were wholly due to. Frankie howerd s career spans fifty years and takes in many facets radio, stage, television and film. The house in nightmare park known as crazy house in the u. He insists he only agreed to cooperate with walliams and the production team of frankie howerd. A life long fan of the original camp comic, walliams performance was largely given the thumbs up by. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership, rather than a purely sexual one, and dennis becomes frankies manager. I found the love story between frankie howerd and his long suffering partner, dennis heymer, heartbreaking. The first series was written by talbot rothwell, a scriptwriter for the carry on films, and the second series by rothwell and sid colin. Four drama about the life of gay comedian frankie howerd. In frankie howerd rather you than me david walliams gets to play one of his own comedy favourites, telling the moving, humorous and poignant story of howerd s fight with his inner demons. Benedict martin can be an professional, known for the story from the rat that wrote 1999, frankie howerd. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. I think the whole lot of them have completely missed the point of the.
Frankie howerd in ulster see also british comedy guide. Legends of comedy aka frankie howerd, rather you than me. Rather you than me is a oneoff television biopic drama about the career of comedian frankie howerd and his relationship with his partner. As far as im concerned they just dont exist, and if they do then id like. Rather you than me bbc4 was frankie howerd seen through the eyes of his longtime and longsuffering partner, dennis heymer, who survived to tell the tale. His cheekily risque act, full of hesitations and stammers, endeared him to many and he became. Frankie howerd rather you than me cathode ray tube. Backstage, howerd was notoriously bold in his advances, and was known for his promiscuity. It was premiered at the toronto international film festival, 2008, and released theatrically across europe and the us in 2009. I have been a lifelong fan of frankie and his work. Rather you than me, after executives had given him an understanding to screen the second. Rather you than me an apt title for a short and moving great film.
Rather you than me david walliams plays camp comedy favourite frankie howerd. The relationship was explored in 2008 in a drama for bbc four, rather you than me, starring david walliams and rafe spall. I even managed to get an autograph after one of his shows. Rather you than me drama starring david walliams as the comedian frankie howerd, looking at the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager and partner, dennis heymer. It was one of a number of british comedy films which parodied the successful british horror genre, closely associated with the hammer horror films. Rather you than me streaming dvdrip, regarder frankie howerd. In the 1950s frankie howerd, the famous radio and film comedian, meets a young waiter dennis heymer, who, like himself, is a closet homosexual. Rafe spall claims he found sex scenes with david walliams in rather you than me difficult to film.
Doesnt that david walliams make a wonderful frankie howerd. The film focused chiefly on one of the lowest ebbs of howerds life when. Rather you than me, the private life of frankie howerd was racked with depression and selfloathing of his own sexuality. In 2008, allen made his own documentary about identity for e4, titled who is tom allen. Rather you than me personally 2008 as well as the disappeared 2008. Frankie howerd is to this day an enduring and celebrated icon of british comedy, and his thrice nays and.
Rather you than me 2008 tv movie cast 17 david walliams. The curse of comedy frankie howerd rather you than me. Check member ratings of legends of comedy aka frankie howerd, rather you than me the curse of steptoe hughie green, most sincerely movie. David walliams stars as his comedy hero frankie howerd is this humorous and poignant story of the comedians fight with his inner demons guide. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership rather than a purely sexual one and dennis becomes frankies manager. He lived what might be described as a discreet existence with dennis heymer rafe spall, making sure that they never embraced in public. Despite his overtly camp persona, howerd kept his companionship with heymer under wraps for 35 years, until his death in 1992. Rather you than me concentrates on the private life of comedian frankie howerd david walliams, a closet homosexual at a time when such practices were against the law in great britain. Candid and poignant drama about the comedian frankie howerd and the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager, and gay partner, dennis heymer. Rent legends of comedy aka frankie howerd, rather you than me the curse of steptoe hughie green, most sincerely 2008 film for free as part of our trial offer. We had hoped to have dennis reading from frankies diaries in the film, but chris byrne was.
Frankie howerd, rather you than me the curse of steptoe hughie green, most sincerely dvd trevor eve actor, david walliams actor rated. Howerd is portrayed as a man constantly at war with his physicality, fighting sexual impulses that he finds intolerable, and overly sensitive to the interconnectedness of his intimacy, personal privacy and career. Howerd s end will get its world premiere at old joint stock theatre, birmingham from wednesday april 8 to 12 and then play the following theatres. Rather you than me, 2008 another one off special shown as part of the 2008 bbc curse of comedy season. The screenplay was written by tv writer peter harness, of frankie howerd. Frankie howerds diaries are sensational, indiscreet and lucrative.
1198 571 633 666 1136 1036 543 1048 259 709 1549 1088 824 632 758 1389 155 751 48 418 380 570 664 1060 662 675 222 266 1240 1209 1043 1446 317 815 1084 677