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1988 British TV series or programme
| This Is David Lander | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Stephen Fry Tony Slattery |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Hat Trick Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 31 October 1988 (1988-10-31) – 7 December 1990 (1990-12-07) |
This Is David Lander is a comedy TV show starring Stephen Fry playing an investigative reporter. It parodies Roger Cook style doorstepping investigative journalism shows. It was written by Tony Sarchet.
It began as the BBC Radio 4 show Delve Special, which became this six-part Channel 4 series in 1988.
This Is David Harper
For the 1990 series, Stephen Fry was engaged with other work commitments and the series was renamed This Is David Harper with Tony Slattery replacing Fry's character with a minor name-change.
References
- Cuff, John Haslett (10 January 1992). "Britcoms broaden horizons TELEVISION: TVO offers two shows in which the comedy is obvious in outline but by turns bawdy, cleverly allusive and verbally gymnastic". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. ProQuest 385439105. Retrieved 25 December 2024 – via ProQuest.
External links
- This Is David Lander and This Is David Harper at epguides.com
- Delve Special/This Is David Lander/This Is David Harper information at the BBC
- This Is David Lander at IMDb
- This Is David Harper at IMDb
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- Channel 4 original programming
- Television series based on radio series
- Television series by Hat Trick Productions
- 1988 British television series debuts
- 1990 British television series endings
- 1980s British comedy television series
- 1990s British comedy television series
- British parody television series
- British English-language television shows
- British comedy television series stubs