Urban Myths: Les, Miserable
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Arts
- 2020
- 1 episode
A comedy special inspired by the true story of Les Dawson's time in Paris during the 1950s. Also features John Bradley, Mark Addy, Pam Ferris, Samuel Barnett, Djinda Kane and more.
Press clippings
TV review: Spitting Image; Urban Myths
Reviews of the new Spitting Image and of Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure.
Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 11th October 2020Urban Myths review
The mother-in-law of comedy reconstructions.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 8th October 2020Mark Addy on playing Les Dawson
Mark Addy on playing much-loved comedian and presenter Les Dawson in a new series of Sky Arts' comedy anthology Urban Myths.
Rebecca Mahoney, What's On TV, 7th October 2020Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure review
Les, Miserable works on all sorts of levels thanks to great performances and a great script.
Beyond The Joke, 7th October 2020Review - Urban Myths: Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure
It might be under half an hour long, but this nimbly witty film is both a fitting tribute and charming biopic of one of Britain's best-loved comics.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2020Urban Myths: Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure, review
John Bradley and Mark Addy played comedian Les Dawson in his younger and older years in the latest episode of Urban Myths.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 7th October 2020Steve Pemberton on Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure
Steve Pemberton's new drama imagines a meeting between Les Dawson and Jean-Paul Sartre in 1950s Paris. He tells how the comedian found his miserable comic voice.
James Rampton, i Newspaper, 6th October 2020Urban Myths Series 4 line-up revealed
Series 4 of Sky Arts' Urban Myths will feature stories about Les Dawson; Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand; Jimi Hendrix; and Orson Welles.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2020