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Hugh Laurie

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  ‘Smooth with a sinister edge’: readers on who the next James Bond should be

  After Dune director Denis Villeneuve was confirmed to be the next 007 director, we asked you which actor you think should join him

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  Stream team

  House at 20: perfectly mad 2000s television that has aged better than you’d think

  Hugh Laurie’s medical drama was once the most watched show in the world. Why is it now having a second life among Zoomers?

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  Pass notes

  A cunning plan! Could Ben Elton bring back Blackadder?

  More than 40 years after the unlucky antihero first appeared on TV screens, the writer who helped to bring him to life is thinking about a comeback

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  The Garrick Club’s notable members – in pictures

  The Garrick Club is likely to hold a vote this year on changing its rules to allow female members. A Guardian investigation into those who will help decide the issue reveals a host of people in public life among its members

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  The Canterville Ghost review – spooky Halloween animation reunites Fry and Laurie

  Oscar Wilde’s short story is the basis for this energetic family cartoon, with a spirited ghost voiced by Stephen Fry and a brief visit from confrere Hugh Laurie

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  Crossword blog

  Crosswords that are too puzzling and an Agatha Christie mystery

  We consider clues that are harder than they were supposed to be and Hugh Laurie’s TV adaptation of Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

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  TV review

  Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review – a classic whodunnit with delight in every scene

  Written and directed by Hugh Laurie, this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s coastal mystery has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast and exquisite 1930s nostalgia

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  The Guardian picture essay

  Comic Relief’s outlandish origin story – inside Nether Wallop festival

  Was this impromptu festival – a farmer’s field in Hampshire that hostedcomedy talents includingRowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Billy Connolly and Rik Mayall –where the first seed of Comic Relief was planted?

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  The Amazing Maurice review – perky Terry Pratchett adaptation

  Hugh Laurie gives voice to a cat with a devious plan in this enjoyable, if slightly macabre, family film
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  The Amazing Maurice review – rodent crime caper is a riot of silliness

  A stellar cast have a lot of fun hamming it up in this adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel about a bunch of scamming rats who come unstuck on a con gone wrong
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  TV tonight

  TV tonight: Chris ‘Kammy’ Kamara opens up about his rare condition

  This moving documentary shows the former player/manager grappling with his diagnosis for apraxia of speech. Plus: Children of the Taliban is essential viewing. Here’s what to watch tonight

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  Hugh Laurie to star as Maurice, Terry Pratchett's streetwise tomcat

  Actor will head all-star cast for animated version of the beloved author’s novel for children The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

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  A tale of two Hughs: Laurie and Grant reap the rewards of wisdom
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  Observer TV reviews

  The week in TV: Roadkill; DNA; The Same Sky; Out of Her Mind and more
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  TV review

  Roadkill review – greed and corruption at the heart of the government
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  TV tonight

  TV tonight: Hugh Laurie's scandalous MP takes on the press

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  Mark Kermode's film of the week

  The Personal History of David Copperfield review – Iannucci makes Dickens his own
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  Observer TV reviews

  The week in TV: Star Trek: Picard; Avenue 5; Travels in Euroland With Ed Balls – review
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  TV review

  Avenue 5 review – Armando Iannucci's cosmic caper gets utterly lost in space
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  2020 culture preview

  Sunny reality and cruises in space: TV shows to get excited about in 2020