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    TV Series

    The Lenny Henry Show

    7.2/10
    1987 - 1988
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 6
    Episodes: 13

    Sitcom based around the character of wide-boy Brixton pirate radio DJ - the "crucialll!!!" Delbert Wilkins, founder of the BBC (Brixton Broadcasting Corporation). It focus on Delbert's attempts to break into the big time.

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    Seasons & Episodes

    Sonny Sidles Up

    1. Sonny Sidles Up

    He may be Brixton's 'Prince of Cool', but how will pirate broadcaster, style-counsellor and fashion model Delbert Wilkins handle the hot potato of an unexpected intrusion into his private life?

    10/27/198730 min
    Leg of Darkness

    2. Leg of Darkness

    Alex invests in some meat of dubious origin, so Julie, the kebab house's one-woman Green Party, tries to convince Delbert of the difference between 'crucial' and 'critical'.

    11/3/198730 min
    Play Misty Blue for Me

    3. Play Misty Blue for Me

    Delbert is the confident Cupid of the Brixton Broadcasting Corporation's 'soul search' phone-in.

    11/10/198730 min
    Money's Too Tight to Mention

    4. Money's Too Tight to Mention

    Delbert's belief in the cash-free society is put to the test.

    11/17/198730 min
    Out on Bails

    5. Out on Bails

    Delbert and PC Monkhouse plan a cricket match to improve Brixton's community-police relations, but Sergeant Lillie is determined to put a riot shield in their wheel.

    11/24/198730 min
    A Mega-Star is Born

    6. A Mega-Star is Born

    The kebab house goes up-market, the radio station goes middle-of-the-road, and Delbert's mum just goes.... forcing Delbert Wilkins, star of the 'BBC', to wonder where his future lies.

    12/1/198730 min

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