▁League ▁of ▁Their ▁O wn , ▁ 8 ▁Out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁C ats , ▁ ▁Was ▁It ▁Something ▁I ▁Sa id ? ▁and ▁Michael ▁Mc Int y re ' s ▁Com edy ▁Road show . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Fl an agan ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁White ch ap el , ▁East ▁London , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁Beth nal ▁Green ▁council ▁estate . ▁His ▁father , ▁Jim ▁Fl an agan , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁wel der ▁and ▁latter ly ▁as ▁a ▁fish ▁por ter . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁pet ty ▁crime , ▁and ▁served ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁prison ▁time . ▁ ▁Fl an agan ▁was ▁a ▁sensitive ▁and ▁thought ful ▁child , ▁and ▁keen ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁East ▁End ▁of ▁London . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Young ▁Social ists . ▁Fl an agan ▁was ▁a ▁bright ▁student , ▁but ▁became ▁dis eng aged ▁with ▁school work , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁skip ▁classes . ▁He ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁with ▁no ▁qual ifications . ▁ ▁Through ▁his ▁father ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁fish ▁por ter ▁at ▁Bill ings gate ▁Fish ▁Market . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁well - pa id , ▁but ▁Fl an agan ▁became ▁dis eng aged ▁with ▁the ▁job . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁on ▁Fire ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁kitchen ▁por ter . ▁ ▁Fl an agan ▁returned