Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

April. 08,2008      
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

David Walliams as  Frankie Howerd
Rafe Spall as  Dennis Heymer
Melanie Hill as  Ruth Heymer
Peter Sandys-Clarke as  Sheridan
Paul Anderson as  Roger
Tom Allen as  Lighting Technician

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