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Podcast: All Made Up
Episode: Charlie Lewis - Gear Or No Gear
Description: EP83 - Charlie Lewis - Gear Or No GearBarry Trotter, once the glittering star of 1980s children's TV, is now a washed-up 74-year-old performer struggling to stay afloat. With his glory days long behind him, Barry scrapes by entertaining unimpressed audiences at dingy social clubs, while sharing a cramped bedsit with his elderly mother. Barry's troubles go deeper than bad gigs and fading fame—he’s drowning in gambling debt. His tormentor? Roger Kittyfeathers, a smug businessman-turned-loan shark with a grudge. Turns out Roger was humiliated live on Barry's show as a child, and he’s been...