This Is David Lander

(Redirected from This is David Harper)

This Is David Lander is a comedy TV show starring Stephen Fry playing an investigative reporter.[1] It parodies Roger Cook style doorstepping investigative journalism shows. It was written by Tony Sarchet.

This Is David Lander
StarringStephen Fry
Tony Slattery
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release31 October 1988 (1988-10-31) –
7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)

It began as the BBC Radio 4 show Delve Special, which became this six-part Channel 4 series in 1988.

This Is David Harper

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
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