The award-winning Funny Bones finds Tommy Fawkes (Oliver Platt) who, having failed as a stand up comic in Las Vegas, returns to Blackpool in Lancashire where he spent his summers as a child. Tommy is the son of a famous comic, George Fawkes (Jerry Lewis). He meets the Parker family who were his father’s partners and befriends their son Jack. Both Jack (Lee Evans), a truly gifted comic and Tommy then begin a journey and uncover a deeply hidden family secret.
Release / Airing: 29/09/1995
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