Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006) on Netflix
NR20061h 19mBiographyComedyDrama
Kenneth Williams, a comic actor, looks back on his life. He lives with his mother Louie and clashes with his father Charlie as his classical ambitions give way to comedy.
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Plot summary
Kenneth Williams is a comic actor who lives in a flat block with his mother Louie, to whom he is devoted. He argues with his homophobic father Charlie about his career. Kenneth wants to be a classical actor, but his working life carries him into comedy, where his repertoire of funny voices wins over audiences. Success comes with the radio show Round the Horne and the Carry On films, though he holds those farces in disdain, having once acted alongside Orson Welles. In private he is a closeted gay man, sickened by his own sexuality, unlike his friend, the playwright Joe Orton.
Cast
- Stephen Critchlowas Kenneth Horne
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006)
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- To play the British comic actor Kenneth Williams in the 2006 BBC Four television play, Michael Sheen did extensive research, watching archive footage and reading books, and followed the cabbage soup diet to lose 2.5 stone for the role.
