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Hugh Laurie

1959-06-11 (65 years old) in Oxford, England, UK

James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian, and author. He is known for portraying the title character on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2012), for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for numerous other awards. He was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.

Movies

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The Canterville Ghost
63.17999999999999 %|Sep 22, 2023
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story
80 %|Jun 16, 2023
Documentary
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The Amazing Maurice
68 %|Dec 16, 2022
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Holmes & Watson
43 %|Dec 25, 2018
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
0 %|Dec 29, 2015
Documentary
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Tomorrowland
62.779999999999994 %|May 19, 2015
Adventure, Family, Mystery, Science Fiction
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Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
0 %|May 5, 2013
Documentary
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Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
71 %|Mar 14, 2013
Documentary, Music
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Monsters vs Aliens Stories
80 %|Jan 1, 2013
Animation
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Mr. Pip
62 %|Sep 8, 2012
Drama
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Shrek's Thrilling Tales
67 %|Aug 28, 2012
Comedy, Family, Animation
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Dreamworks Spooky Stories
63 %|Aug 1, 2012
Animation
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House: Swan Song
0 %|May 21, 2012
Documentary
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special
73 %|Apr 22, 2012
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
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Jools Holland: My Life in Music
0 %|Jan 1, 2012
Documentary
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Arthur Christmas
68 %|Nov 10, 2011
Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy
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The Oranges
55 %|Sep 9, 2011
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
52 %|Sep 7, 2011
Documentary, Music
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Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
87 %|May 15, 2011
Documentary
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Hop
57.61 %|Mar 30, 2011
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Fry and Laurie Reunited
68 %|Nov 24, 2010
Documentary, Comedy
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
74 %|Dec 17, 2009
Comedy, TV Movie
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B.O.B.'s Big Break
59 %|Sep 30, 2009
Animation, Adventure, Action, Comedy
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
58.48 %|Apr 1, 2009
TV Movie, Animation, Family, Comedy
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Monsters vs Aliens
62.199999999999996 %|Mar 19, 2009
Animation, Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Blackadder Rides Again
77 %|Dec 25, 2008
Documentary
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
80 %|Oct 16, 2008
Comedy, Documentary
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
80 %|Oct 9, 2008
Comedy, Documentary
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Street Kings
66 %|Apr 10, 2008
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
0 %|Aug 11, 2007
Documentary
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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
52 %|Jul 14, 2005
Animation, Comedy, Family
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The Big Empty
73 %|Jul 1, 2005
Drama, Fantasy
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Valiant
55 %|Mar 25, 2005
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, War
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Flight of the Phoenix
59.94 %|Dec 17, 2004
Action, Adventure, Drama
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
48 %|Dec 9, 2004
Comedy, Documentary
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The Tale of Jack Frost
0 %|Aug 4, 2004
Animation, Family, TV Movie
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The Young Visiters
51 %|Dec 26, 2003
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
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Lost in the Snow
0 %|Nov 11, 2002
Animation, Family
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Stuart Little 2
57.64 %|Jul 19, 2002
Family, Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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Second Star to the Left
68 %|Dec 24, 2001
Family, Animation
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Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
69 %|Dec 10, 2001
Family, Documentary, TV Movie
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Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
0 %|Oct 15, 2001
Documentary, Comedy
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Chica de Río
58 %|Jun 29, 2001
Drama, Comedy
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Maybe Baby
54 %|Jun 2, 2000
Comedy, Romance
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Carnivale
64 %|Feb 9, 2000
Animation
actor
Lounge Act
0 %|Jan 1, 2000
Animation
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Stuart Little
61 %|Dec 17, 1999
Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
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Blackadder: Back & Forth
69.97 %|Mar 29, 1999
Comedy, History, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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Santa's Last Christmas
60 %|Jan 1, 1999
Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Cousin Bette
57 %|Jun 12, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Man in the Iron Mask
66.38 %|Mar 12, 1998
Adventure, Action, Drama
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Spice World
48 %|Dec 18, 1997
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music
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The Borrowers
59.86 %|Dec 5, 1997
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
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The Ugly Duckling
61 %|Sep 4, 1997
Animation
actor
Treasure Island
0 %|Jul 14, 1997
Animation, Adventure, Family
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101 Dalmatians
59 %|Nov 27, 1996
Family, Comedy
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The Adventures of Toad
0 %|Jul 30, 1996
Animation, Family, Adventure
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The Snow Queen's Revenge
55 %|Jan 1, 1996
Family, Animation
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The Adventures of Mole
60 %|Dec 24, 1995
Animation, Family, Adventure
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Sense and Sensibility
74 %|Dec 13, 1995
Drama, Romance
actor
A Pin for the Butterfly
60 %|Feb 16, 1995
Drama
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The Snow Queen
64 %|Jan 1, 1995
Animation, Family
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The Legends of Treasure Island
80 %|Sep 10, 1993
Animation, Family
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Peter's Friends
64.97 %|Sep 18, 1992
Comedy, Drama
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White Bear's Secret
0 %|Apr 19, 1992
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Brown Bear's Wedding
0 %|Dec 25, 1991
Animation, Romance, Family, Comedy
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Strapless
83 %|May 14, 1989
Drama, Romance
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
75 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy, Music
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Employees From Hell
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol
79 %|Dec 23, 1988
Comedy, TV Movie
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Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
71.13000000000001 %|Feb 5, 1988
Comedy
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The Laughing Prisoner
50 %|Apr 3, 1987
TV Movie, Comedy
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Up Line
0 %|Feb 4, 1987
Comedy
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
50 %|Jan 1, 1987
Comedy, Music
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Experiment IV
40 %|Oct 27, 1986
Horror, Science Fiction
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Mrs. Capper's Birthday
0 %|Nov 17, 1985
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Plenty
57 %|Sep 20, 1985
Drama, Romance
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The Cellar Tapes
68 %|May 20, 1982
Comedy

Series

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In the Know
70.91 %|Jan 25, 2024
Comedy, Animation
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All the Light We Cannot See
76 %|Nov 2, 2023
Drama
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
65 %|Apr 12, 2022
Drama, Mystery
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Roadkill
63 %|Oct 18, 2020
War & Politics, Drama
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Tehran
75.02 %|Jun 22, 2020
Drama
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Avenue 5
65.32 %|Jan 19, 2020
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Catch-22
74 %|May 17, 2019
Comedy, Drama, War & Politics
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Chance
70 %|Oct 19, 2016
Drama
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The Night Manager
77.77 %|Feb 21, 2016
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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A Life on Screen
80 %|Dec 24, 2014
Documentary, Reality
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Veep
74 %|Apr 22, 2012
Comedy
actor
Sin maquillaje
20 %|May 7, 2011
Talk
actor
Perspectives
0 %|Apr 24, 2011
Documentary
actor
Perspectives
0 %|Apr 24, 2011
Documentary
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Conan
70 %|Nov 8, 2010
Talk, Comedy, News
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The Jay Leno Show
36 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Reichen Show
48 %|Nov 11, 2005
Talk
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Monkey Trousers
70 %|May 20, 2005
Comedy
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
67 %|Jan 3, 2005
Comedy, Talk
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House
85.91 %|Nov 16, 2004
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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MechaNick
60 %|Oct 27, 2003
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QI
80 %|Sep 11, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Fortysomething
73 %|Jun 29, 2003
Comedy
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Stuart Little: The Animated Series
50 %|Mar 1, 2003
Animation, Family, Kids
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American Idol
51 %|Jun 11, 2002
Reality
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Spooks
76 %|May 13, 2002
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
actor
Preston Pig
0 %|Sep 21, 2000
Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids
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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
59 %|Mar 18, 2000
Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Family Guy
74 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Family Guy
74 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
actor
Ruby
0 %|May 12, 1997
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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
50 %|Apr 2, 1996
Animation
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Tracey Takes On...
85 %|Jan 24, 1996
Comedy
actor
Look at the State We're In!
0 %|May 20, 1995
Comedy
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Friends
84.36999999999999 %|Sep 22, 1994
Comedy
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Shooting Stars
74 %|Dec 27, 1993
Comedy
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All or Nothing at All
70 %|Dec 3, 1993
Drama
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The Legends of Treasure Island
75 %|Sep 10, 1993
Family, Animation
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
61.43 %|May 13, 1992
Animation, Family
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Murder Most Horrid
66 %|Nov 14, 1991
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Jeeves and Wooster
80 %|Apr 22, 1990
Comedy
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The Simpsons
80.13999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie
79.07 %|Jan 13, 1989
Comedy
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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Friday Night Live
0 %|Feb 19, 1988
actor
Comic Relief
60 %|Feb 5, 1988
Comedy
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The Lenny Henry Show
72 %|Oct 27, 1987
Comedy
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The New Statesman
75 %|Sep 13, 1987
Comedy
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Filthy Rich & Catflap
66 %|Jan 7, 1987
Comedy
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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
40 %|Apr 25, 1986
Comedy
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Saturday Live
66.67 %|Jan 25, 1986
Comedy
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The Dangerous Brothers
0 %|Jan 1, 1986
Comedy
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Girls On Top
48.33 %|Oct 23, 1985
Comedy
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Happy Families
68 %|Oct 17, 1985
Drama, Comedy
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The Bill
66 %|Oct 16, 1984
Crime, Drama
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The Crystal Cube
65 %|Jul 7, 1983
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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Blackadder
80 %|Jun 15, 1983
Comedy, War & Politics
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Alfresco
60 %|May 1, 1983
Comedy
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Alfresco
60 %|May 1, 1983
Comedy
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The Young Ones
79 %|Nov 9, 1982
Comedy
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There's Nothing to Worry About!
50 %|Oct 6, 1982
Comedy
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Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News