Discover each member's uniquely chaotic upbringing, from their early teen years existing on the fringes of society to meeting each other and forming a band (of sorts).
As the line-up comes together, their musical influences and creative ideas begin to fuse. With a name change from The Invaders to Madness, the band release a single - and it is a hit!
Madness join The Specials and The Selecter on tour, forming lifelong friendships. But the tour is marred by police harassment, and Madness leave early to bring ska to America.
Suggs and Chrissy Boy from Madness discuss the new and exclusive series, “Before We Was We: Madness by Madness”, with the show’s Co-Director Ben Timlett. The three-part original docuseries chronicles the rise of one of the biggest and most loved bands in British culture, Madness.