Geoff Deane grew up in London’s East End. A big champion of the area he argues that Chas and Dave would be hailed as indigenous folk heroes had they lived anywhere else. He was a s...view moreGeoff Deane grew up in London’s East End. A big champion of the area he argues that Chas and Dave would be hailed as indigenous folk heroes had they lived anywhere else. He was a singer in the punk bank the Leyton Buzzards before going on become lead singer in Modern Romance. He worked as a journalist on The Face and Arena and subsequently became a tv and film scriptwriter with credits including Kinky Boots and It’s a Boy Girl Thing.view less