Those under thirty may not remember the unique Kenny Everett with his outre brand of humour, but he was all over the schedules in the 1980s. "All in the best possssible taste!" was his ironic catchphrase (given that he was usually dressed in drag and leather with long bestockinged legs at the time). His risque MO was known to have spilled over into his private life, too and this is the latest in the BBC4 line of biopics of once-mainstream media figures.
This bears the hallmarks of the BBC4 production line: good acting, sharp writing and a slightly quirky presentation. Maurice Cole's story jumps forwards and back in time with alter-ego Kenny Everett's, err, alter-egos commenting in character on the events. So the mime artist has a happy or sad face, the busty model lusts after his male companions, etc. The baby, the biker Sid Snot and the cleric with the big hands will also be familiar to fans of his show, and it's surely those fans that this is aimed at.
We found it watchable enough, but don't find Kenny's brand of light entertainment scintillating, and his life story is a trawl through the emergence of popular music radio and popular gay culture with no surprises.
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