Sir Lenny Henry
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They'd just been a hurricane.
And because of the British Commonwealth passport...
We had freedom of movement.
We could go anywhere we wanted in the British Empire.
So they came over via a boat.
And if anybody's seen Three Little Birds, they'll know what happened.
How many of them were there?
There were three of them.
And my mom came to Britain before my dad.
My dad stayed at home with Seymour Hilton.
I know, the guy who advertises the Premier and has a brother called Hilton.
Wow.
You can't make it up, really.
Seymour and Kay.
And they stayed in Jamaica for a bit.
And Mum came to Britain for a year and a bit to earn the money to send for the rest of them.
Winifred.
Winifred.
So Winifred came to Britain with Madge and with Aunty Pearl.
And she found Diggs in Dudley.