Sir Lenny's 'frank' look at lives after Windrush

A NEW warts-and-all drama by Sir Lenny Henry gives a frank and often disturbing account of life in Britain for the Caribbean immigrants who followed Windrush.

- David Stephenson

The Comic Relief legend, now celebrating 50 years on our screens, was inspired to write Three Little Birds by his family.

"They're all the stories of Mum and her sister and best mate coming to Britain, 10 years after Windrush," revealed Sir Lenny.

The six-part drama, beginning on ITV tonight, will be complemented by a documentary on Thursday charting Lenny's rise from obscurity in the West Midlands to national comedy treasure.

Household names, including David Tennant, Ben Elton, Alesha Dixon, Richard Curtis and Sir Trevor McDonald, comment on his 50 years in the spotlight.

And Hollywood superstar Whoopi Goldberg champions the man she declares "a real-life superhero".