Peter Capaldi
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and director
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Armando Iannucci's superbly acerbic BBC political satire may have been primarily concerned with the "doomed middle-aged men" of Whitehall and their hapless aides but it also had plenty to say about the capital's media machine.
Special adviser Ollie Reeder (Chris Addison), having previously had a relationship with Evening Standard reporter Angela Heaney (Lucinda Raikes), creates all manner of awkwardness, particularly when Satanic director of communications Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) pressures him into attempting to exploit their past to win favourable coverage.
The "Spinners and Losers" special concerning Labour Party in-fighting took the viewer inside the offices of The Daily Mail, as the paper is repeatedly forced to redesign its front page due to the chaotic nature of the night's events.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 6th September 2018Filming starts on The Personal History Of David Copperfield
Filming has begun on The Personal History Of David Copperfield, the new film directed by Armando Iannucci. Stars include Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse.
British Comedy Guide, 11th June 2018Paddington 2: so good it bears watching twice
They've done it again! Given the first Paddington film earnt $268 million worldwide (from a $38.5m budget), all this needed to do was have the beloved duffel-coated bear show up and bump into the furniture.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 7th November 2017Paddington 2: a funny and wondrous adventure
These days, CGI looks worn out. Deeply concerned with realistic and explosive tendencies, no thought is placed into the aesthetic and the beautiful. But while millions are spent on digitally removing Henry Cavill's 'tache, writer-director Paul King re-creates animation magic for Paddington 2.
Euan Franklin, The Upcoming, 6th November 201720 of Malcolm Tucker's most cutting insults
Enraged fictional spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker has been back in the news of late.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 27th October 2017Guests leave The Graham Norton Show but, as with the mafia, they keep getting pulled back in. Among the returning guests this week are Miranda Hart (slightly more awkward in interviews than you might expect), who's talking about her new role in Annie, Keeley Hawes and the good-value, expansive Peter Capaldi. Your big Hollywood hitter this week is Warren Beatty, plugging Rules Don't Apply, where he plays Howard Hughes.
Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 14th April 2017Phoebe Waller-Bridge is joint favourite to be Dr Who
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose inky black sitcom Fleabag traumatised audiences last year, has since Monday seen her odds tumble from 20/1 to 2/1, after she had a few hefty sums of cash dropped on her at the beginning of the week. Her new odds put her neck and neck with Kris Marshall, once the star of a BT ad campaign, a man who is tall, bashful and totally fits the mould.
Tom Mendelsohn, ShortList, 29th March 2017Peter Capaldi rules out return to Thick Of It role
Peter Capaldi has ruled out reviving his foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker because politics has become so "dark and dangerous" in Britain....
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 8th November 2016Filming starts on Paddington 2
Filming has started on Paddington 2, the sequel to the highly successful 2014 film. Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson join the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2016Peter Capaldi "won't revive Malcolm Tucker role"
Peter Capaldi has turned down requests from BBC chiefs begging the Scots actor to revive Malcolm Tucker, according to reports.
The Scotsman, 18th December 2015