I'm Free! av David Clayton

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Legendary British comic actor John Inman broke down many boundaries by playing the camp Mr Humphries in BBC¿s long-running sitcom Are You Being Served? The show ran for 13 years, had a spin-off movie and regularly attracted 22 million viewers in the UK. Inman¿s character, whose innuendos were adored by viewers, invariably got the biggest laughs ¿ and this at a time when being homosexual was largely frowned upon. At one point, there was a protest from the Campaign for Homosexual Equality that Inman¿s effeminate portrayal of the character was not helping their cause ¿ but Inman disagreed, feeling it was more beneficial to make the nation laugh and break down barriers his way. In 1976, he was voted the BBC Personality of the Year and TV Times¿ Funniest Man on TV. Away from television, he soon became one of the most in-demand pantomime actors, making a small fortune over several decades. Though he yearned for a career in the theatre, he initially took jobs at a gentleman¿s outfitters and s