The son of a professional football manager, Carr commentates from the sidelines on how life in a small town wasn’t always the most inclusive as he grappled with his sexuality. This lively six-part sitcom is based on Alan Carr’s experiences growing up in Northampton during the 1980s. There are some genuine bursts of emotion. Genealogist Laura Berry steps in to uncover further gems, and he finally finds a musical link in a distant relative, who worked as a musician, performer and showman. His father’s side, in comparison, is much more typical: both his grandfather and great-grandfather were plumbers. On his mother’s side, he traces back to his four-times great Uncle Peregrine, who was a key player at the Battle of Waterloo that same side also brings up his 12-times great-grandmother Katherine Willoughby, a Tudor duchess and member of Henry VIII’s court who was later exiled for her religious beliefs. Wanting to find out where his love of music comes from, Lord Lloyd-Webber dives into his family’s history, finding a much more upper-class background than expected. His personal life, too, has been filled with ups and downs, so it’s little surprise that this first edition in the 20th run of the ever-popular lineage series is a fascinating one. There are few British cultural figures who loom as large as Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of countless beloved musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love and Evita.
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