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. A funny thing happened on the way to the museum, says william cook. Frankie howerd celebrity profile check out the latest frankie howerd photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Candid and poignant drama about the comedian frankie howerd and the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager, and gay partner, dennis heymer. He was quite serious, interested in politics, says mr heymer.
He also starred in many carry on films and had many a catchphrase like titter ye not and oooh nooo missus. The same title was revived again in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Doesnt that david walliams make a wonderful frankie howerd. Rather you than me frankie howerd is to this day an enduring and celebrated icon of british comedy, and his thrice nays and titter ye not have been immortalised in the canon of comedy catchphrases. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership, rather than a purely sexual one, and dennis becomes frankie s manager. His relationship with dennis heymer was featured in a bbc drama frankie howerd. Rather you than me david walliams finally gets to do his frankie howerd impression and its a very good one in the last of bbc4s series about the unhilarious personal lives of. Essential viewing for any frankie howerd buff, this bumper collection contains the feature length spinoff from up pompeii, a oneoff special from the further up pompeii series as well as the rarely screened bbc wartime comedy then churchill said to me plus the. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Rather you than me, after executives had given him an understanding to screen the second.
He lived what might be described as a discreet existence with dennis heymer rafe spall, making sure that they never embraced in public. Francis alick howerd, who grew up to become popular british comedian frankie howerd, was born in 1917 and first set foot on stage at age 4. Frankie howerds sister rages at the gay lover behind. Song comedy tonight from a funny thing happened on the way to the forum artist frankie howerd alyn ainsworthstrand theatre orchestra. Francis alick howard, known as frankie howerd obe 6 march 1917 19 april 1992 was a british comedian and comedy actor. Frankie howerd, rather you than me, the curse of steptoe and hughie green, most sincerely. Music profile for frankie howerd, born 6 march 1917. Mar 23, 2007 thank god he howerd wasnt the sort of person to tell jokes or be funny all the time. I even managed to get an autograph after one of his shows. Jan 25, 2012 frankie howerd obe born francis alick howard, 6 march 1917 18 april 1992, was an english comedian and comic actor whose career, described by barry cryer as a series of comebacks, spanned six decades. In the 1950s frankie howerd the famous radio and film comedian meets a young waiter dennis heymer wholike himselfis a closet homosexual.
Rather you than me, the private life of frankie howerd was racked with depression and. I have been a lifelong fan of frankie and his work. Frankie howerd,the howerd confessions episode 5 youtube. David walliams to play frankie howerd in bbc4 biopic media. But without him, life in the house they shared now like a pretty little frankie howerd mausoleum is a little bleak. The first series was written by talbot rothwell, a scriptwriter for the carry on films, and the second series by rothwell and sid colin. In 1978, howerd appeared in the bigbudget hollywood musical sgt.
Frankie howerd, to audience i will quote from the last words of cleopatra to mark antony. Dennis heymers version of the actors life is the basis for bbc 4s forthcoming drama starring david walliams, entitled frankie howerd. Agenttessa le barsmanagement, 18 queen anne street, london w1m 9lb, england. Frankie had lied to me all these years, making me believe he was nine years younger than he was. Actor 11 alexs dream short 2018 fisherman wine dark sea short 2016 alex our girl tv series 2016. All frankie howerd lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. The script was written by peter harness, after extensive interviews with howerd s partner, dennis heymer.
Nov 06, 2017 frankie howerd at his tittermost,live at the birmingham hippodrome 1992. Sep, 2009 frankie howards tearful last words he spent his life raising titters from his adoring public but hours before his death what frankie howerd wanted most was to say sorry. Frankie howerd simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howerds obe raffled for charity frankie howerds obe is to be raffled at his somerset house to raise money for various charities.
Personal items belonging to comedy icon frankie howerd are sold for more than. David walliams was born on august 20, 1971 in banstead, surrey, england as david edward williams. Frankie howerd is to this day an enduring and celebrated icon of british comedy, and his thrice nays and titter ye not have been immortalised in the canon. In 1976, howerd appeared in the frankie howerd show on cbc television. 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. David walliams stars as his comedy hero frankie howerd is this humorous and poignant story of the comedians fight with his inner demons. The bbc has confirmed that little britain comedian david walliams will play frankie howerd in a bbc4 biopic of the up pompeii star bbc4s 60minute oneoff drama, frankie howerd. He starred in several movies, including carry on doctor and carry on up the jungle. Scene when frankie howard finds his cleaner scrubber. Frankie howerd news, views, gossip, pictures, video.
Frankie howerd with june whitfield up je taime discogs. He was awarded the obe officer of the order of the british empire in the 1977 queens new. Rather you than me, the 2008 bbc four tv comedy drama. Despite his overtly camp persona, howerd kept his companionship with heymer under wraps for 35 years, until his death in 1992. His partner and manager, dennis heymer, would guide howerd s career from the early 1960s a time when little work and the death of his mother made him consider leaving show business, to the 1990s, when howerd s comic genius found the private life of frankie howerd was racked with. Frankie howerd at his tittermost,live at the birmingham hippodrome 1992. Upcoming, new, and past frankie howerd movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Peppers lonely hearts club band playing mean mr mustard, acting alongside musical and film talent such as peter frampton, the bee gees, george burns, alice cooper, aerosmith and steve martin. Yet through career disaster, social stigma, illegality, numerous infidelities and howerd s own deepseated. 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. Bbc news entertainment frankie howerds forbidden love. A life long fan of the original camp comic, walliams performance was largely given the thumbs up by. Check member ratings of legends of comedy aka frankie howerd, rather you than me the curse of steptoe hughie green, most sincerely movie. William cook wanders around frankie howerds home stage.
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. Just after the 2nd bbc tv series of the same name, frankie howerd returned to the radio for the frankie howerd show which lasted for 10 editions between 24th july and 25th september 1966. The private life of frankie howerd was racked with depression and selfloathing of his own sexuality. Pye records 10 907 at,pye records 10 907 au format. His cheekily risque act, full of hesitations and stammers, endeared him to many and he became. They both should have been bigger stars and in films with the likes of dirk bogarde and david niven. Rather you than me an apt title for a short and moving great film. Rather you than me streaming dvdrip, regarder frankie howerd. The curse of comedy frankie howerd rather you than me. Frankie howerd is to this day an enduring and celebrated icon of british comedy, and his thrice nays and. Frankie howerd frankie howard was perhaps most famous for appearing in the show up pompeii and he was renowned for his off cut remarks. A bumper collection of pretty much everything by the muchloved, worldweary camp comedian a must for any frankie howerd buff. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership rather than a purely sexual one and dennis becomes frankies manager. Rather you than me is a oneoff television biopic drama about the career of comedian frankie howerd and his relationship with his partner.
Watch this is your life uk season 17, episode 1 frankie howerd. Two later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. One disc and one hour of very poor clips from frankie howerd, i think it was put together very quickly as there was a clip from a sketch from a 1973 show about a gas man and then several clips later the same show pops up with him refering to the sketch of the gas man about to come up. They first met in 1955 and stayed together until frankie s death. Rather you than me tv movie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 provides examples of.
Legends of comedy aka frankie howerd, rather you than me. A sunday school teacher as a teen, his father, who died in 1934, had been an army man for most of his life. A bbc tv biography about frankie howerd, rather you than me, was broadcast by bbc four on 9 april 2008, and repeated on 10 february 20. I found the love story between frankie howerd and his long suffering partner, dennis heymer, heartbreaking. Rather you than me tv movie 2008 rent boy the three dumas documentary 2007 narrator casualty tv series 2007 ian bunce 1 episode, 2007 get the imdb app. David walliams as frankie howerd, rather you than me bbc4 rather you than me bbc4 was frankie howerd seen through the eyes of his. Dec 14, 2007 the bbc has confirmed that little britain comedian david walliams will play frankie howerd in a bbc4 biopic of the up pompeii star bbc4s 60minute oneoff drama, frankie howerd. You can sort of sense howerds anguish on screen, i dont think he liked life much. He insists he only agreed to cooperate with walliams and the production team of frankie howerd. 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, 2008 another one off special shown as part of the 2008 bbc curse of comedy season. British actor and revue comedian frankie howerd was generally suppressed in his film appearances starting with runaway bus 1954, and most fans felt he was never quite at his best without a live audience.
Drama starring david walliams as the comedian frankie howerd, looking at the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager and partner, dennis heymer. There is some irony in the little britain star david walliams playing howerd. By the early 1960s however things are looking bleak for frankie. Rather you than me tv dvdrip vf gratuit bdrip xvid. Rather you than me, an absorbing new biopic of the late comedian, are huddled behind a monitor in a draughty school hall in west london. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. However, during howerd s lifetime his popularity and his moods went up and down more often than a wellplaced innuendo. Frankie howerd s lover urges fans to turn off tv drama rather you than me. Frankie howerds career spans fifty years and takes in many facets radio, stage, television and film. Find the song lyrics for frankie howerd top tracks. In the 1950s frankie howerd, the famous radio and film comedian, meets a young waiter dennis heymer, who, like himself, is a closet homosexual. In the 1950s frankie howerd, the famous radio and film. David walliams to play frankie howerd in bbc4 biopic. Three dramas made for bbc4s curse of comedy season, portraying the often turbulent personal lives of some of britains favourite comedians.
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