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Calamity James. Image shows left to right: Dad (Mark Bonnar), James (Dylan Blore)
Calamity James

Calamity James

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC iPlayer
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

Slapstick comedy about a young man cursed with 'acute misfortune syndrome'. Stars Mark Bonnar, Dylan Blore and Robert Jack.

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Calamity James features

Louis Paxton

Louis Paxton on bringing Calamity James to the screen for the BBC

Edinburgh-based writer and director Louis Paxton talks about bringing Calamity James, the first adaptation of a Beano character for adult audiences, to the screen as part of the BBC Comedy Short Films strand.

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