"Funny Man" chronicles an extended family of UK music-hall entertainers in the late 1920s, an era of decline for variety entertainment, as audiences flocked instead to motion-picture cinemas.
Side by Side
Apr 23, 1981
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Me and My Shadow
Apr 30, 1981
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The Keys of the Kingdom
May 7, 1981
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The Good of the Cause
May 14, 1981
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Grown-up Girlie
May 28, 1981
The arrival of an arrogant new leading man upsets the troupe.
Hearth and Home
Jun 4, 1981
Alec's children ignore his warnings about aspiring to more sophisticated circles, with upsetting consequences.
Letting Go
Jun 11, 1981
Teddy strives to be treated as an adult, and the troupe enjoy a riotous fancy-dress party.
Gingerbread House
Jun 18, 1981
Both Gwen and Davey are offered life-changing possibilities, but this threatens both the troupe and their own relationship.
A Bee in a Bonnet
Jun 25, 1981
June 1931. Despite a cold, Davey prepares to perform for a major producer and is too preoccupied to see that Gwen's pregnancy and isolation have affected her mental health.
Many Happy Returns
Jul 2, 1981
It's 1932 and Davey is well established in his solo career. Kath tries to accept her now dried out Bobby.
Song and Dance
Jul 9, 1981
September 1932. With more members of the troupe moving out of the Lodging House, Alec contemplates the bleak future for Music Hall entertainment, but Elsie is still there for support.
Ships That Pass
Jul 16, 1981
It's 1932, and Alec is now back with Elsie and accepts that Music Hall is dying, and that he must move on.
Trumpet Voluntary
Jul 23, 1981
May 1933. A year on and Alec feels strong enough to help George start on his new tour.
