Fabuloso kenneth williams michael sheen biography

2006 TV programme, biography

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! is a 2006 BBC Fourtelevision play starring Michael Sheen as the British comic actor Kenneth Williams, based on Williams' own diaries.

Cheryl Campbell plays Williams's mother, Lou.

Michael Sheen performed extensive research for the role, watching archive footage and reading books.

Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.

Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.

Michael Sheen stars in this BBC 4 drama about Kenneth Williams,

Michael Sheen performed extensive research for the role, watching archive footage and reading books.

My most sincere gratitude goes to Roger Hawkins for his supervision and guidance over the past three years at the University of Essex.

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He also followed the cabbage soup diet to lose 2.5 stone (35 lb; 16 kg) to play Williams.^[1]

Viewing figures were 860,000 for its original airing, including timeshift, making it by far the most popular BBC Four broadcast of March 2006.

Its repeat showing on 17 March 2006 garnered another 252,000 viewers.^[2]

Sheen's performance won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Male Actor,^[3] and the play also won two BAFTA nominations (best single play and best actor, Michael Sheen).^[4]

It was released on DVD as Fantabulosa!

– The Kenneth Williams Story in Oc