Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen. Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen

Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2019
  • 1 episode

A documentary looking at the career of Hugh Grant, featuring an in-depth interview with the star. Also features Andie MacDowell, Richard Curtis, Sandra Bullock, Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult and more.

Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen. Hugh Grant

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2019
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Richard Curtis, Sandra Bullock, Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult, Ang Lee, Paul Weitz and more
Directors
Samantha Peters
Producers
Samantha Peters, Pinki Chambers, Katherine Allen, Clare Brown and Louise Meager
Companies

Award-winning actor Hugh Grant tells the story behind his success.

With an outstanding career in film and television, this one-off special will delve into the archives to showcase some of Hugh's incredible work and includes an in-depth interview with the man himself.

From his early days starting out in comedy troupe, The Jockeys Of Norfolk, to his breakthrough role as Charles in Four Weddings And A Funeral, for which he won a Bafta in 1995, Hugh Grant has become one of Britain's best-loved film stars.

Since then, he has gone from strength to strength with box office hits including Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, Notting Hill, About A Boy, Two Weeks' Notice, Paddington 2 and Florence Foster Jenkins.

The programme also includes interviews from friends and colleagues who have helped shape Hugh's glittering career, such as Andie MacDowell, Richard Curtis, Sandra Bullock, Colin Firth and Nicholas Hoult.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 23rd December 2019 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 14th October 2020 at 9:00pm on BBC2
  • Thursday 26th December 2019 at 10:00pm on BBC2

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