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TITLE:	FUNNY TURNS: JOHN INMAN (3rd release)
	[TV-PG] [Mono] [CC]

LENGTH:	1/30

NOLA CODE:	FTJI

CATEGORY:	Comedy

OFFERED:	Summer 2006, S44 

EXPECTED RELEASE:	November 1, 2006

CONTRACT TERMS:	Four releases to be completed by October 31, 2008. A release is defined as unlimited use within seven days. 

PROGRAM SUPPLIER:	BBC Worldwide Americas

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:	Actor John Inman is best known — and much beloved — for his role as Mr. Humphries in the BBC series Are You Being Served? FUNNY TURNS: JOHN INMAN is a half-hour special devoted to this British comedian. Since his first performance at age 13, Inman has starred in numerous roles on television, cabaret and stage productions worldwide. With footage of his live performances and interviews with Are You Being Served? cast members Mollie Sudgen, Wendy Richard and Trevor Bannister, this program examines Inman’s popular and often “campy,” funny act.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:	Use above for listing. A press release, B&W and color photos are available. All press materials, including additional photography, are posted on APTonline.org.

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COPYRIGHT:	©1999 BBC Enterprises.

PRODUCTION CREDITS:	Directed by Angela O’Leary and produced by Janice Thomas.

BROADCAST HISTORY:	Previously syndicated through APT.

RELATED MERCHANDISE:	None.

PRESS RELEASE

The Third Release of Funny Turns: John Inman Celebrates the Career of This Beloved British Comedian

Whether wearing pinstriped suits, French painter’s berets, Scottish kilts or Eskimo costumes, British actor John Inman can elicit laughs from audiences of all ages with his extravagant, tongue-in-cheek comedy.  FUNNY TURNS: JOHN INMAN (3rd release) is a half-hour special dedicated to the British comic best known and beloved for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?  The program, which charts his established career, airs on public television stations nationwide beginning November 1, 2006 (check local listings).

Fellow Are You Being Served? cast members Mollie Sudgen, Wendy Richard, Sue Nicholls and Trevor Bannister, along with entertainer Danny La Rue and writers David Crofft and Jeremy Lloyd comment on this popular “pantomime dame in men’s clothes.” The program contains clips of Inman’s work, including the U.K. show Grace & Favor (known in the U.S. as Are You Being Served Again?), Odd Man Out (1977) and Take a Letter Mr. Jones (1981).  It also features footage of Inman performing live in music halls and in the long-running Christmas theater show Mother Goose (1981).

At age 13, Inman first appeared at the South Pier in Blackpool, England, his home town. Since then he has had starring roles on television, in cabaret and in stage productions worldwide. It was as Mr. Humphries, however, that Inman became a household name throughout the U.K. “Being Mr. Humphries,” he says, “has been an absolute joy.” Inman also re-created the role on stage and in a feature film. 

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As his campy act grew in popularity with the public, he also drew attention within the industry as a respected entertainer. He was voted the funniest man on television by the readers of Britain’s T.V. Times, chosen to be the subject of This Is Your Life and was later honored by the Variety Club of Great Britain as BBC Television Personality of the Year. Inman has appeared in six Royal Variety performances and before most members of the royal family. 

Directed by Angela O’Leary and produced by Janice Thomas, FUNNY TURNS: JOHN INMAN was acquired from BBC Worldwide Americas by American Public Television for syndication to public television stations nationwide.

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