Frankie howerd is the author of on the way i lost it 4. The directorproducer was michael mills, with scripts by dave freeman, dick hills, hugh stuckey and peter robinson. Rather you than me, 2008 another one off special shown as part of the 2008 bbc curse of comedy season. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership, rather than a purely sexual one, and dennis becomes frankies manager. Francis alick howard, known as frankie howerd obe 6 march 1917 19 april 1992 was a british comedian and comedy actor.
Because your all students, so naturally to you im not what you call an academic and no way at all could you call me an intellectual. In 2008, allen made his own documentary about identity for e4, titled who is tom allen. Frankie howerd by graham mccann books the guardian. And rafe spall is a very, very busy actor right now, which is why i find myself. Rather you than me, an absorbing new biopic of the late comedian, are huddled behind a monitor in a. But howerd declined claiming he was already committed to a film. Rather you than me bbc4 was frankie howerd seen through the eyes of his longtime and longsuffering partner. 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. Tom allen born 14 june 1983 is an english comedian. Paul anderson born 12 february 1978 is a british actor. Rather you than me 2008 tv movie cast 17 david walliams.
Born in york but raised in london, howerd spent his youth reading books and performing in plays. I was extremely flattered that you should want me, he wrote in his reply. In the 1950s frankie howerd, the famous radio and film. 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. Rather you than me, the 2008 bbc four tv comedy drama. The curse of comedy frankie howerd rather you than me. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Frankie howerd at his tittermost,live at the birmingham hippodrome 1992. The script was written by peter harness, after extensive interviews with howerds partner, dennis heymer. Rather you than me in the 1950s frankie howerd, the famous radio and film comedian, meets a young waiter dennis heymer, who, like himself, is a closet homosexual.
With david walliams, rafe spall, peter sandys clarke, sally leonard. Dennis heymer rafe small, first met frankie howard david williams, whilst he was busking tables at a nightclub in checkers. Oxford union i saw this man, actually he saw me, and he said excuse me, you frankie howard. Known for his rambling, innuendoladen style, and cheeky admonishments to the audience, frankie howerd had a rollercoaster career spanning six decades. A bbc tv biography about frankie howerd, rather you than me, was broadcast.
Frankie howerd with june whitfield up je taime vinyl. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership rather than a purely sexual one and dennis becomes frankies manager. Frankie howerd, rather you than me, the curse of steptoe and hughie green, most sincerely. Their relationship blossoms into a partnership, rather than a purely sexual one, and dennis becomes frankie s manager. A sunday school teacher as a teen, his father, who died in 1934, had been an army man for most of his life. 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. Well, i met frankie howerd, and he showed no interest in seducing me at all. In 1978, howerd appeared in the bigbudget hollywood musical sgt. I even managed to get an autograph after one of his shows. Allens film work includes colour me kubrick with john malkovich. I have been a lifelong fan of frankie and his work. His cheekily risque act, full of hesitations and stammers, endeared him to. Candid and poignant drama about the comedian frankie howerd and the relationship with his longterm, longsuffering manager, and gay partner, dennis heymer. Francis alick howard, obe 6 march 1917 19 april 1992, better known by his stagename.
Frankie howerds career spans fifty years and takes in many facets radio, stage, television and film. Rather you than me streaming dvdrip, regarder frankie howerd. You can sort of sense howerds anguish on screen, i dont think he liked life much. The script was written by peter harness, after extensive interviews with howerd s partner, dennis heymer. Instructions for setting a photo gallery image as your desktop wallpaper windows internet explorer and netscape 1 select the dimensions of the picture most appropriate for your screen resolution. The howerd confessions is a british comedy television series which originally aired between 2 september and 7 october 1976 on itv. The success of the film version of up pompeii in 1971 saw british exhibitors vote him the. They both should have been bigger stars and in films with the likes of dirk bogarde and david niven. Conversation with frankie howerd was peculiarly disorientating. In the 1950s frankie howerd the famous radio and film comedian meets a young waiter dennis heymer wholike himselfis a closet homosexual. He gave a perverse, sad performance, and one that, i. Scene when frankie howard finds his cleaner scrubber by ben stooke. 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. David walliams had the final bite of the cherry with frankie howerd.
He starred in several movies, including carry on doctor and carry on up the jungle. With david walliams, rafe spall, peter sandysclarke, sally leonard. He came to prominence for portraying arthur shelby jr. 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. Comedy tonight from a funny thing happened on the way to the forum stephen sondheim, frankie howerdalyn ainsworthstrand theatre orchestra, frankie. Frankie howards tearful last words uk news express. It was premiered at the toronto international film festival, 2008, and released theatrically across europe and the us in 2009. Well, its very difficult when youre shouting through a letter box. David walliams stars as his comedy hero frankie howerd is this humorous and poignant story of the comedians fight with his inner demons. 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. Rather you than me ukdramafrankiehowerdratheryouthanme. The same title was revived again in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Or that he was very rich because he was on the stage. I was looking forward to rather you than me because i had just watched the really good curse of steptoe and do like howerd and i was disappointed that this film seemed more interested in dennis, leaving frankie howerd a secondary character in a film that was meant to be about him.
A life long fan of the original camp comic, walliams performance was largely given the thumbs up by critics. How frankie howerd left me feeling belittled the independent. David walliams to play frankie howerd in bbc4 biopic. Rather you than me, will air in spring next year as part of a fourpart season of specials telling the. In 1976, howerd appeared in the frankie howerd show on cbc television. 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. By the early 1960s however things are looking bleak for frankie. Despite his overtly camp persona, howerd kept his companionship with heymer under wraps for 35 years, until his death in 1992. Films notables, up pompeii the house in nightmare park sgt. Doesnt that david walliams make a wonderful frankie howerd. This category houses both professional and fan pages devoted to the english comedian, actor and writer frankie howerd. The catalyst came in 2006 when spall was turned down for the film of david nicholls campus. 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.