Arena Season 1, Episode 541

Night of Entertainers: Drake's Progress · BBC Four · Tuesday, December 25

Charlie Drake is perhaps best known as the "little man" taking on the world in such films as 'The Cracksman' and television series like 'The Worker'. Drake himself had much to overcome: marital, financial and career troubles dogged him, but, after reinventing himself as a "straight" actor, he won acclaim for roles in Harold Pinter's 'The Caretaker' and a BBC production of 'Bleak House'. At his home in south London, Drake recalls his highs and lows.