Sir Lenny Henry
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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And she got sick very quickly.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
She got pneumonia.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And she thought she was going to die.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And the person who was above her, in the room above her, was called Albert.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And Albert knew she was sick.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And he was very good.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
He used to make a soup and bring it to the door and knock on the door and give a soup.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And when she got better, he said, let me show you around Dudley.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
You don't know Dudley.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
I'm going to show you.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And he showed her where to work, the factory where she might get a job.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
He showed her all the pubs.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
She didn't drink.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
She was a Christian.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
That didn't last long.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And he showed her the pubs and where to go.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
He took her to dance halls in Birmingham.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
And eventually they fell for each other.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
Hard.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud Live at Riverside Studios - Sir Lenny Henry
Fell in love.