Davies plays Robbie Williams on screen as a chimpanzee from the age ... Scenes in the film recreate Robbie William's 2003 performances in Knebworth, Hertfordshire [Entertainment] Davies, who grew up in Milton Keynes, attended Bedford School between 2001 ...

It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’ - IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee.

Robbie Williams, Take That’s cheeky chappie-turned-tabloid fodder solo phenomenon, described himself as a performing monkey, prancing and preening in front of the cameras and seeking the approval of the audience (or at least a banana or two).

Robbie Williams' new film Better Man has been well-received by critics, but social media has been awash with debate after it was revealed he would be portrayed as a performing monkey

Imagine 'Raging Bull' starring a CGI bull, and that gives you a sense of this music biopic about a superstar who's literally portrayed as a self-loathing simian