Tarrant revealed how he recruited Henry for the anarchic Saturday morning ITV children’s show Tiswas, and how he was on the verge of firing him. Among many other anecdotes about his glittering career, Tarrant told the RTS: “I wanted someone to do a Muhammad Ali impression, and ‘that black kid who won New Faces’ was suggested. Lenny was in Great Yarmouth doing The Black and White Minstrel Show as the only one without makeup. “I got him in but we nearly got rid of him after a few episodes.