My Time at the Bar ; Natalie Hale Talks to Al Murray About the Success of His Pub Landlord Character and Unveiling the Truth About Germans Behind the Usual Stereotypes
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › October 01, 2010
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They may have the same shaved head and strapping build, but Al Murray is worlds away from his alter-ego The Pub Landlord. The 43- year-old, Oxford-educated Alastair James Hay Murray is articulate, reflective and thankfully less dogmatic than his bigotted creation.
The Landlord is a little Englander with a big mouth. In an ever- changing world, his views remain constant. He rants against the French, condemns the EU, slates metric measures and detests modern jazz.See the full content of this document
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My Time at the Bar ; Natalie Hale Talks to Al Murray About the Success of His Pub Landlord Character and Unveiling the Truth About Germans Behind the Usual Stereotypes
He's for Britishness, against foreignness, and despises political correctness. "Bring back hanging for the sake of the rope industry" he protests.
It would appear that Al inherited his gift for sending up belligerent types from his father, a senior army officer. When Al ...See the full content of this document
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