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This Is David Lander

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This Is David Lander
StarringStephen Fry / Tony Slattery
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Original release
NetworkChannel 4

This is David Lander was a TV show that parodies Roger Cook style doorstepping investigative journalism shows, starring Stephen Fry as David Lander and 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 too busy 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.