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Danny and the Human Zoo

Drama: Biographical

31/08/2015

BBC One - Danny and the Human Zoo

A talented impressionist from a working-class Jamaican family rises to fame as a comedian.

Drama giving a fictionalised account of Lenny Henry's life as a teenager in 1970s Dudley, following a talented impressionist and his rise to fame as a stand-up comedian.

Danny and the Human Zoo is a fictionalised account of Lenny Henry's life as a teenager in 1970s Dudley. The story centres on Danny Fearon, a talented impressionist, and his working-class Jamaican family, as he rises to fame as a stand-up comedian.  

When Danny wins a local talent competition, he soon finds himself working the comedy circuit. Audiences can't get enough and applaud Danny as he effortlessly morphs into Mohammed Ali, Tommy Cooper and Frank Spencer, eventually hitting the big time on TV. But an unscrupulous agent takes advantage of Danny and forces him to star in The Black and White Minstrel Show. Danny hits rock bottom. Having made his name by becoming other people, Danny has to save himself by finding out who he really is.

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