Synopsis
"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.
Episodes
Season 11E1Side by Side2E2Me and My Shadow3E3The Keys of the Kingdom4E4The Good of the Cause5E5Grown-up GirlieThe arrival of an arrogant new leading man upsets the troupe.6E6Hearth and HomeAlec's children ignore his warnings about aspiring to more sophisticated circles, with upsetting consequences.7E7Letting GoTeddy strives to be treated as an adult, and the troupe enjoy a riotous fancy-dress party.8E8Gingerbread HouseBoth Gwen and Davey are offered life-changing possibilities, but this threatens both the troupe and their own relationship.9E9A Bee in a BonnetJune 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.10E10Many Happy ReturnsIt's 1932 and Davey is well established in his solo career. Kath tries to accept her now dried out Bobby.11E11Song and DanceSeptember 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.12E12Ships That PassIt's 1932, and Alec is now back with Elsie and accepts that Music Hall is dying, and that he must move on.13E13Trumpet VoluntaryMay 1933. A year on and Alec feels strong enough to help George start on his new tour.
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