Tom Allen talks to Poorna Bell

Comedy superstar Tom Allen is already a household name on TV, from Cooking With the Stars to Bake Off: An Extra Slice. Now he brings his acerbic wit and riotous storytelling to this discussion of his debut novel, in which all hell breaks loose in sleepy suburbia.

Common Decency chronicles the lives of one street’s residents as they band together to save a beloved oak tree from destruction at the hands of ruthless developers. As tensions rise and repressed neuroses and resentments seep out, the secrets of Oak Drive threaten to shatter the veneer of order, revealing some surprising truths. Allen talks to journalist and author Poorna Bell.