[kirklancaster]

The guy is one very funny person and this program was highly enjoyable.

Although using violence against a woman can NEVER be condoned, it does seem that Alison Holloway's graphic accounts of the violence he perpetrated against her in their 18 months long marriage is an isolated period in his life because no other wives or any of the hundreds of women he has had 'relationships' with have complained of anything similar - as far as I am aware.

Davidson insists that Alison was also violent during this marriage, and other possible mitigation for this violent period is that he was drug and alcohol-addled at that time.

The guy seemed honest and forthright about his past mistakes and SHOULD be given credit for 'turning his life around' and beating his alcohol and drug problems - just as ANYONE who has done the same should.

As for him being 'Racist' AND 'Homophobic', I find it strange that he numbers both black AND Gay people among his friends - a lot of them life-long friends.

Honest, fair and unbiased analysis of his controversial 'Chalkie' comedy routine can ONLY show that it is a warm impersonation carried out with obvious affection and bears no trace of malicious REAL racism.

His West Indian voice sketches are no different from Russ Abbot's Scotsman impressions with that exaggerated Glaswegian accent - "See you, Jimmy".

As for the derogatory term, ' Shirt-Lifter', Davidson ADMITTED that is was wrong, was obviously remorseful and said that he had never used the term again.

He also belongs to a generation when such terms were (wrongfully) commonplace, as were terms like 'Poofter' and 'Nancy-Boy'.

This does not EXCUSE his remark to Brian Dowling nor the offence which it caused, but - again - it appears to have been one isolated incident in a long life, and after all, he has NOT eaten live babies or murdered a nun.

His children, friends, current wife and the other of his ex-wives, ALL paint a very different picture of Jim Davidson to that portrayed by his detractors.

According to them, he is warm, loving, kind, generous, charitable, and a caring, as well as a good husband and terrific father.

Then there is the considerable amount of time and money which he has always donated to our Armed Forces - free concerts, forming his own Charity etc.

No, Jim Davidson is no 'Racist', No 'Homophobe' and NO 'Monster'.

Instead, he is, like the REST of us, merely a FLAWED human being, and if I - for one - want to see a 'Plaster Saint', I will go to church.

Of course, it is a person's right to 'like' someone' or 'dislike' them so I don't expect everyone to agree with me, it is just my rightful opinion on a forum of which I am a member.