Who is the real Lee Pratt?


I thought I read Jim Davidson was scammed by Conway in real life, so I thought perhaps he was playing himself. Now I've seen the film it's pretty obvious he isn't, but who is the character based on? I saw an interview with the director (at least I assume it was really him) and he said the whole Lee Pratt story was very accurate.

I've heard it mentioned it might be Joe Longthorne but does anyone know for sure?

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In the 'making of' on the DVD, Jim Davidson talks about meeting Alan Conway and being scammed by him in Torquay, I'm guessing the character in the movie is a composite figure based on Jim Davidson and someone else

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The Lee Pratt Character was inspired by Joe Longthorn
http://www.joelongthorne.com/
allthough Jim Davidson met the real Alan Conway once.

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