Series 1
Series Summary
Actor and comedian Alan Davies grew up in the 1980s, an era when it seemed everything - music, politics, even the bedroom - was being turned into a battlefield.
Packed with archive footage and home videos, this three-part series provides a unique social history of that decade through the prism of Alan Davies' own teenage experiences. It is a personal journey exploring two interlinked stories spanning the decade: Davies' own experiences growing up as a teenager in suburban Britain, and the seismic social, cultural and political changes that made the country what it is today.
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Episodes (3)
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Alan returns to his Essex roots to rediscover his rebellious schoolboy years. The 80s was the decade when youth culture came into its own…
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Alan flees the suburbs and discovers a host of political causes to die for - or at least wear the badge for. By the mid-1980s, Thatcher's…
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The final episode in the series charts the end of the 1980s, its legacy and the beginning of Alan's comedy career.
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