Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008)

Highly Recommended

UK

Short Television Film

Series Title: The Curse of Comedy (2008)

Director: John Alexander

Writer: Peter Harness

Cinematographer: Neil Harvey

Composer: Max Richter

Cast: David Walliams, Rafe Spall, Dilys Laye, Sally Leonard, Melanie Hill

This evocatively photographed, affectingly acted, and beautifully crafted BBC film revealingly paints a portrait of risqué comedian Frankie Howerd – concentrating on his relationship with his loving, long-suffering manager, Dennis Heymer – highlighting his many fears and insecurities and, most significantly, his inability to come to terms with his own sexuality. Iain.Stott