BBC Four celebrates Kenny Everett in new single drama

The Best Possible Taste is a 90-minute roller coaster ride through a golden-era of popular culture, lifting the lid on the complex life of much-missed entertainment icon, Kenny Everett.

New television writer Tim Whitnall's script centres on the unconventional love story between Kenny played by newcomer Oliver Lansley and his wife Lee Middleton, played by Corrie favourite Katherine Kelly.

Made by Mammoth Screen for BBC Wales, The Best Possible Taste is also a celebration of Kenny Everett's extraordinary life and work. Told with the help of some of Everett's most famous comic characters, including Sid Snot and Cupid Stunt, this film charts how Everett became one of Britain's best loved, most rebellious and truly innovative broadcasters and comedians.

Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four, says: “Kenny Everett was a genuine original: wild and un-focused maybe, but also deliciously anarchic and always entertaining. In many ways Kenny was a very modern celebrity, wearing his heart on his sleeve while coping with a complex life. Re-evaluating this talented and exuberant personality, enabling audiences to re-consider Kenny’s undoubted impact and legacy, makes this a very BBC Four drama.”

Damien Timmer, Executive Producer Mammoth Screen, says: "The Best Possible Taste is a bold celebration of Kenny's unique talent, scripted by Tim Whitnall in his TV writing debut. We're thrilled to have Oli Lansley and Katherine Kelly playing Kenny and Lee in a story which encompasses pirate radio, Hot Gossip and the 1983 Tory Party conference!"

Commissioned by Richard Klein, Controller BBC Four and Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, The Best Possible Taste is currently filming around London and is directed by James Strong (United) and produced by Paul Frift.

This is a Mammoth Screen Production through BBC Wales Drama, executive producers are Damien Timmer and Michele Buck for Mammoth and Faith Penhale for BBC Wales.