course, it's whether my real physical deformity pulls them out of the play, but i do think a lot of lenny henrycharacter that a lot of boot polish was used over the years, you know. in my terms, there's been a lot of boot polish going on and now we've got the real thing, so let's see what happens. woo—hoo, let's go! few people living outside of hull realise it's twinned with freetown, the capital of sierra leone. it's a relationship that goes back more than 200 years. it started with william wilberforc, an mp of hull, who put the slave trade to an end. more than 30 years ago, hull and freetown were twinned. it's a relationship that is being celebrated during 2017 with a concert later this summer. ahead of that, shirley henry has been finding out more about how the people of freetown are getting involved with the city of culture. we love you! a message from freetown to hull. this is the capital of sierra leone and as its partner celebrates a year as city of culture, expectations are growing as to what this will mean for freetown. i think the people will expect to see some musical treats coming f