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The indiscreet charm of Jim Davidson

All the old jokes are there. But he seems kinder and milder – even when heckled

2 August 2014

9:00 AM

2 August 2014

9:00 AM

Le tout Torquay was there, cramming into the Princess Theatre with a drink in each hand ten minutes after the show had begun. I pressed in among them. Jim Davidson, in a black shirt, a baggy old pair of jeans and business shoes, was already onstage introducing his show and bantering with people in the front row.

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