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Fortysomething

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  • 20032003
  • 1h
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7.6/10
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Anna Chancellor and Hugh Laurie in Fortysomething (2003)
Fortysomething
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Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping wi... Read allPaul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping with family pressures and a mid-life crisis, Paul discovers his unusual ability to hear othe... Read allPaul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping with family pressures and a mid-life crisis, Paul discovers his unusual ability to hear other peoples' inner thoughts.
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  • Stars
    • Hugh Laurie
    • Anna Chancellor
    • Sheila Hancock
  • Stars
    • Hugh Laurie
    • Anna Chancellor
    • Sheila Hancock
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    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Paul Slippery
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Estelle Slippery
    Sheila Hancock
    Sheila Hancock
    • Gwendolen Hartley
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Rory Slippery
    Neil Henry
    Neil Henry
    • Daniel Slippery
    Joe Van Moyland
    • Edwin Slippery
    Lolita Chakrabarti
    Lolita Chakrabarti
    • Dr. Surinder Dhillon
    Emma Owen
    • Laura Proek
    Carol Harvey
    • Rosie
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey
    Siobhan Hewlett
    Siobhan Hewlett
    • Lucy Proek
    Bob Mason
    • Mr. Proek
    Charlie Covell
    • Woj
    Fenella Norman
    Fenella Norman
    • Mrs. Proek
    Phillip Manikum
    • Porker
    Trevor Cooper
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    Christine Adams
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    Pik Sen Lim
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    9/10
    Starts odd moves to hysterically odd
    You need to allow this vehicle to grow on you. The first episode is a bit difficult as it tries to introduce the family and their various problems. Hugh Laurie plays a sexually needy doctor married to a very attractive wife but he can't recall the last time they had sex and he wants sex. His sons are either all sexually involved or want to be. His wife isn't opposed to sex but the viewer isn't sure what she wants to happen. About the middle of the second episode you begin to chuckle and by the third episode you begin to laugh out loud. For a House devotee it can be disconcerting to see a bumbling Hugh Laurie speaking with an English accent but once you accept Laurie as a completely different character in ludicrous situations this comedy will tickle your funny bone.
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    • Where was this series actually based ( location)? I think it was Crochend London

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      • June 29, 2003 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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