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Hugh Laurie’s minister is the ‘charismatic, intelligent leader’ politics needs – Sydney Morning Herald
Sir David Hare found it odd that there was so little TV examining the English devotion to Conservative politics. So he wrote his own show, Roadkill.
Thats really what Peter Laurence represents. Hes enlightened, hes modern, hes from a working-class background. The series basic conceit is to say, suppose there were a charismatic, gifted, intelligent Conservative leader: what would they look like now? And my answer is: Peter Laurence.
Prolific playwright, author, screenwriter and director Sir David Hare.Credit:AP
In addition to the resolution of the court case, the plot-packed opening sees Laurences barrister (Pippa Bennett-Warner) revealing her…
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