Rather You Than Me

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Frankie Howerd

David Walliams

Dennis Heymer

Rafe Spall

Edith Howard

Dilys Laye

Ruth Heymer

Melanie Hill

Producer

Ben Evans

Broadcasts

1. Wed 9 Apr 2008
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. Thu 10 Apr 2008
   00:30
   BBC Four
3. Thu 10 Apr 2008
   03:25
   BBC Four
4. Fri 11 Apr 2008
   22:00
   BBC Four
5. Sat 12 Apr 2008
   02:05
   BBC Four
6. Sun 13 Apr 2008
   22:45
   BBC Four
7. Mon 14 Apr 2008
   02:40
   BBC Four
8. Tue 2 Dec 2008
   23:20
   BBC Four
9. Wed 3 Dec 2008
   01:40
   BBC Four
10. Sun 1 Feb 2009
    22:00
    BBC HD