Season 5
2000-10-07
4 Episodes
Episodes
1. Kenneth Williams
2000-10-07
Portrait of popular comic actor Kenneth Williams, star of TV, radio and film, whose outrageous antics masked loneliness and a life of paradoxes.
2. Bernard Manning
2000-11-11
Profile of Bernard Manning. The stand-up was adored for his comic style and gags but others loathed him for being rude, outrageous, a racist and proudly politically incorrect.
3. Ronnie Barker
2000-12-28
A portrait of comedy actor Ronnie Barker, with contributions from his friends and colleagues including Ronnie Corbett, Michael Palin and David Jason.
4. Leonard Rossiter
2001-12-27
Heroes of Comedy takes a look at the life and career of Leonard Rossiter.