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    TV Series

    Funny Man

    IMDb7.1/10
    1981 - 1981
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 13

    "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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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Side by Side

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    4/23/1981

    2. Me and My Shadow

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    4/30/1981

    3. The Keys of the Kingdom

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    5/7/1981

    4. The Good of the Cause

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    5/14/1981

    5. Grown-up Girlie

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

    5/28/1981

    6. Hearth and Home

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

    6/4/1981

    7. Letting Go

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

    6/11/1981

    8. Gingerbread House

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

    6/18/1981

    9. A Bee in a Bonnet

    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.

    6/25/1981

    10. Many Happy Returns

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

    7/2/1981

    11. Song and Dance

    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.

    7/9/1981

    12. Ships That Pass

    It's 1932, and Alec is now back with Elsie and accepts that Music Hall is dying, and that he must move on.

    7/16/1981

    13. Trumpet Voluntary

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

    7/23/1981

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