Count Arthur Strong

Is Count Arthur Strong the real H?

What we're trying to say is that Nigel Boyle, the actor who plays DCI Buckles in BBC One's runaway hit police drama Line Of Duty, appeared in a 2017 episode of the sitcom Count Arthur Strong playing another copper, called Miller, in the episode "Arthur The Hat".

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Radio Times Top 40 TV Shows of 2017, #28: In his third and what turned out to be testimonial TV series, the delusional former music-hall turn and his greasy-caff chums became embroiled in an exorcism, a "soupover" and, in a textbook half-hour of farce, gangster activities. Though he didn't break the ratings-o-matic, the Count was and is adored by the fans who get him. He may plough his own comedy furrow, but what a hilariously wonky furrow.

50 best TV shows of 2017, #33: Alas, the last showing for Steve Delaney's Marmite malapropist. When this old-fashioned sitcom was on its best form, it was as good as the classics.

The sitcom following retired performer Strong reaches the end of its third season. If the guest appearance of John Shuttleworth didn't confirm it, gentle 90s comedy continues to rule. Tonight it's Michael's birthday, an event that, after childhood disappointment, he prefers to manage himself. He reckons without Arthur's box of expiring vouchers. Soon, a mystery excursion is, with occasionally humorous consequences, under way.