“I relate to their struggle,” said stand-up comedian Tom Davis. “Their past is similar to mine. I know that overwhelming feeling of disillusion when you are unemployed, treading water for years — the pain of not knowing how to change your situation for the better.”
The actor and writer, best known for his BAFTA- and Royal Television Society-winning comedy Murder in Successville and his BBC One hit King Gary, was reflecting on his journey from scaffolder to screen star, and the plight of the 80,000 young Londoners aged 16-24 who are currently unemployed — as well as the efforts of The King’s Trust, our Destination Unknown campaign partner, to help them.
