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This Is David Lander

  • TV Series
  • 1988
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
69
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Stephen Fry in This Is David Lander (1988)
Comedy

Spoof investigative journalist David Lander chases down and exposes scandal and wrongdoing in nineteen eighties Britain.Spoof investigative journalist David Lander chases down and exposes scandal and wrongdoing in nineteen eighties Britain.Spoof investigative journalist David Lander chases down and exposes scandal and wrongdoing in nineteen eighties Britain.

  • Stars
    • Stephen Fry
    • Mark Arden
    • Frances Barber
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    69
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    • Stars
      • Stephen Fry
      • Mark Arden
      • Frances Barber
    • 1User review
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    John Boswall
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    Caroline Quentin
    Caroline Quentin
    • Tricia Worthington
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    Cecily Hobbs
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    Nick Stringer
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    John Burgess
    • Norman Gresham
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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Hat Trick Productions
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