Preston is a small city with particular attributes, not least its role as the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire. But no one would accuse it of being a glamour spot. Previous residents who’ve made a name for themselves include John Inman, who played Mr Humphries in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? and Nick Park of Wallace & Gromit fame.
The most famous Prestonian in the 21st century, though, is the former England cricketer and TV celebrity Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff – although on the evidence of his rousing new documentary series, Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, which airs on Tuesdays on BBC1 at 8pm, he is not that well known in his home town, at least not among the young people he seeks to recruit.
