Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

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Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008)

Directed by John Alexander

Drama, Comedy · 59m

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.

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Cast

David Walliams Frankie Howerd Rafe Spall Dennis Heymer Melanie Hill Ruth Heymer Peter Sandys-Clarke Sheridan
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Sally Leonard Jane Paul Anderson Roger
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Benedict Martin Gunman Tom Allen Lighting Technician David Reed Peter Cook

Crew

Director
John Alexander
Writer
Peter Harness
Original Music Composer
Max Richter
Editor
Roy Sharman
Producer
Ben Evans

Details

Release date
2008-04-08
Runtime
59m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC