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Funny Man

Funny Man (1981)

April. 23,1981

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Funny Man

"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.

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Funny Man

1981

"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.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1981

13 Episode

Episode 1 - Side by Side

April. 23,1981

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Episode 2 - Me and My Shadow

April. 30,1981

Episode 3 - The Keys of the Kingdom

May. 07,1981

Episode 4 - The Good of the Cause

May. 14,1981

Episode 5 - Grown-up Girlie

May. 28,1981

The arrival of an arrogant new leading man upsets the troupe.

Episode 6 - Hearth and Home

June. 04,1981

Alec's children ignore his warnings about aspiring to more sophisticated circles, with upsetting consequences.

Episode 7 - Letting Go

June. 11,1981

Teddy strives to be treated as an adult, and the troupe enjoy a riotous fancy-dress party.

Episode 8 - Gingerbread House

June. 18,1981

Both Gwen and Davey are offered life-changing possibilities, but this threatens both the troupe and their own relationship.

Episode 9 - A Bee in a Bonnet

June. 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.

Episode 10 - Many Happy Returns

July. 02,1981

It's 1932 and Davey is well established in his solo career. Kath tries to accept her now dried out Bobby.

Episode 11 - Song and Dance

July. 09,1981

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.

Episode 12 - Ships That Pass

July. 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.

Episode 13 - Trumpet Voluntary

July. 23,1981

May 1933. A year on and Alec feels strong enough to help George start on his new tour.

"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.