1971: KENNY EVERETT's rural rebirth | Late Night Line-Up | Classic Celebrity Profile | BBC Archive

Since the BBC fired him (the buffoons!), obstreperous disc jockey Kenny Everett has been doing just fine, thank you very much.

He's moved to picturesque Petal Cottage in the bucolic heart of rural Sussex, cast off his London airs and reinvented himself as a rugged country type. He saws wood, he plants veg, he identifies different species of trees, he manfully ascends rickety old staircases using a rope, his cottage is equipped with a 'rustic hood' and bread oven. The urbane sophisticate you once knew is no more, Kenny Everett has changed.

However, his triumphant return to the BBC necessitates a trip to London for a press conference, will the all-new Kenny Everett be able to cope in the big city?

This clip is from Late Night Line-Up, originally broadcast 21 May, 1971.




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