Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
9:55 pm - 10:55 pm, Sunday, April 12 on BBC Four (9)
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Thirty years after the playwright's death in Paris at the age of 83, Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar explores the life and work of Samuel Beckett to find out about the man behind Waiting for Godot. Although born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he was a resident of Paris for most of his adult life, writing in both French and English, and was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature for his work
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Adrian Dunbar
(Presenter)
Born:
August 01, 1958
in
Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
Best Known For:
A string of TV roles.
Early-life:
Adrian was born in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, on August 1, 1958. The eldest of seven siblings, he was educated by the Presentation Brothers before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and embarking on a career in stage and screen.
Career:
Dunbar has appeared in such notable films as My Left Foot (1989), Hear My Song (1991), The Crying Game (1992) and The General (1998). He has also had leading roles in the films Widows' Peak (1994), Richard III (1995) and Triggermen (2002). On television, he starred in the first episode of Cracker, and has been in many British productions, including Tough Love, Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost, Murphy's Law, Murder in Mind and Ashes to Ashes. His recent credits include Death in Paradise, Line of Duty, A Touch of Cloth, and Walter. He has many stage credits to his name.
Quote:
'My big break was getting into drama school in London and getting out of Northern Ireland. If that hadn't happened, I wouldn't be here today.'
Trivia:
In 2009, he received an honorary degree from the University of Ulster.
Paul McGuigan
(Director)
Brendan Hughes
(Producer)
