Rowan Atkinson's the Atkinson People

Rowan Atkinson stars as many different characters in four episodes from the classic comedy series, written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill), which investigates the lives of four great-but imaginary-men. We hear about the life and times of master orator, Sir Benjamin Fletcher: writer, statesman, Nobel Prize winner, painter, farmer, diplomat, wit, etc, etc...There's France's greatest thinker and philosopher George Dupont; and actor,...
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Rowan Atkinson stars as many different characters in four episodes from the classic comedy series, written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill), which investigates the lives of four great-but imaginary-men. We hear about the life and times of master orator, Sir Benjamin Fletcher: writer, statesman, Nobel Prize winner, painter, farmer, diplomat, wit, etc, etc...There's France's greatest thinker and philosopher George Dupont; and actor, raconteur and general bore, Sir Corin Basin. Barry Good-the "Pope of Pop"-also looks back at his life (before he became a rich tax exile). Produced by Griff Rhys Jones, Atkinson's People was one of the first radio series ever to star Rowan Atkinson and was a forerunner to the massively successful Blackadder TV series.