Richard E.Grant

Born Richard Grant Esterhuysen, 5 May 1957 is a Swazi born English actor, screenwriter and director. Richard was born in Mbabane, Swaziland. He adopted the surname Grant when he moved to the UK as an adult and registered with the British Actors' Equity Association. Grant wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2005 film, Wah-Wah, loosely based on his own childhood experiences. A screenwriter recommended he write a screenplay, after reading Grant's memoirs of his Withnail and I experience. He married voice coach Joan Washington in 1986 and has one daughter with her (Olivia) and a stepson (Tom). Grant is a teetotaler. After casting him as the alcoholic Withnail, director Bruce Robinson made Grant drink a bottle of vodka in one sitting so that he had experience of the sensation.
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Title	Comment	Year	Mins	MyID
The Historyof Safari Starring... Richard E.Grant	The Historyof Safari Richard E Grant - who grew up in Swaziland - examines the controversial history of the safari. Exploring the world of the big game hunters and the luxury of today's safaris, he goes on a personal journey to experience how the beauty of the bush made Africa the white man's playground. Plotting the major landmarks in the development of the safari, Grant uncovers a world of danger, glamour and gung-ho. He reveals how the safari was continually reinvented as explorers and ivory hunters were replaced by white settlers, guns gave way to cameras and direct British rule to independence. He discovers how safari became one of the central constructs through which British rule over East Africa was imposed, provided the social touchstone for the white settlers and was eventually transformed by the glamour of Hollywood, the power of the dollar and the traveller's desire for an 'authentic African experience'.	2010	90	230610
Dear Diary Starring... Richard E.Grant	Dear Diary Richard E Grant, a diarist since childhood, uncovers the power of the diary. He considers the diaries of Joe Orton, Kenneth Williams, Erwin James, John Diamond and Rosemary Ackland and asks whether a diary should, or could, ever be totally honest, wholly accurate and absolutely true. Richard talks with Joe Orton's sister, Leonie, about her long-held belief that Orton's confessional diary was actually responsible for him losing his life. He also meets prison diarist Erwin James to understand the power of writing for a serving offender. Joss Ackland tells Richard about editing his wife's 50-plus years of diary writing, and Richard meets with Sheila Hancock to talk about Kenneth Williams's diary, in which she appeared many times. Williams had a charming public face but in the diaries he could be savage. He even wrote that he'd never again speak to Sheila Hancock.	2010	60	230610
Wah Wah Starring... Richard E.Grant Gabriel Byrne Julie Walters Celie Imre	Wah Wah Set at the end of the '60s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from Great Britain, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14. It is written and directed by Richard E Grant, and based on true events from Richard E Grant's childhood.	2005	97
Posh Nosh Starring... Richard E.Grant Arabella Wier Joanna Lumley (narrator) Theme song is... The Raggle Taggle Gypsies sung by Alfred Deller	Posh Nosh Series 1 (8 Episodes) Simon and Minty are two 'posh' chefs who specialise in cooking extravagant, expensive food, and have little time for those who don't. This comedy series focuses on one type of cooking each week, and generally results in tensions or underlying issues being revealed in the couple's relationship. 1 - Fish & Chips 2 - Birthday Parties 3 - Paella 4 - Beautiful Food 5 - Bread & Butter Pudding 6 - Leftovers 7 - Sauces 8 - Comfort Food	2003	80
How To Get Ahead In Advertising. Starring... Richard E.Grant Racheal Ward Richard Wilson	How To Get Ahead In Advertising. This is a film which attacks consumerism from within. Richard E. Grant's character starts out as a top advertising executive who ends up through the stress of his job, a manic loonatic running around his garden naked, making video blogs (before its time) to his wife with a cardboard box on his head and setting defrosted chickens free down the toilet. Once seen, never forgotten. It's very British, and very 80's, but its message is still as universal as ever. Fans of Withnail & I will not be dissapointed for sheer originality and inventiveness (it has the same writer / director - Bruce Robinson).	1989	94
Killing Dad Starring... Richard E.Grant Julie Walters Denholme Elliot Justin Case Pierce Quigley	Killing Dad (or How To Love Your Mother) Richard E as Mr Greb and Julie Walters - together. Dream combination. A bit of Withnail and I plus Personal Services (1987) blended by experts. Set in part in Southend, Essex, a look at mummy's boy Mr Greb being "seduced" by boozy Julie Walters as he searches for his long lost Dad. Denholm Elliot plays Julie's boyfriend. Lovely one-liners such as the bit where Denholm returns drunk to the Hotel they are staying at (long-term) and Julie is annoyed, so shouts "Matty, you will not treat my home like a hotel". Marvellous.	1989	95
Withnail & I Starring... Richard E.Grant Paul McGann Richard Griffiths Ralph Brown	Withnail & I Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical account of his early years as an actor has become a cult hit of massive proportions, inspiring countless numbers of young men and women to quote stars Paul... Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical account of his early years as an actor has become a cult hit of massive proportions, inspiring countless numbers of young men and women to quote stars Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant and their booze-soaked dialogue. The story follows these two unemployed actors in 1969 London, as they take a holiday in the country. Trapped inside a dank, empty cabin with each other, an endless downpour of heavy rain battering their roof, the two men form a complicated bond fueled by booze, disaster, and nihilism. Though not much happens in terms of plot, WITHNAIL AND I is one of the most subtly hilarious films to come out of 1980's Britain. DVD Bonus Original Trailer Withnail & Us (documentary) Photo album Audio commentary for all the film - a must for any fan.	1987	100
Withnail & I Original Soundtrack [CD]	Withnail & I - Original Soundtrack [CD] 1. A Whiter Shade of Pale (live) - King Curtis - 5:25 2. The Wolf - D.Dundas & R.Wentworth - 1:33 3. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix - 4:10 4. To The Crow - D. Dundas & R.Wentworth - 2:22 5. Voodoo Child (live) - Jimi Hendrix - 4:28 6. My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles - 4:44 7. Marwood Walks - D.Dundas - 2:14 8. Monty Remembers - D.Dundas - 2:02 9. La Fite - D.Dundas &R.Wentworth - 1:10 10. Hang Out The Stars... - Al Bowlly - 1:35 11. Crow Crag - D.Dundas & R.Wentworth - 0:56 12. Cheval Blanc - D.Dundas & R.Wentworth - 1:15 13. My Friend - Charlie Kunz - 1:28 14. Withnail's Theme - D.Dundas - 2:40	1987		Click here to get this CD for £4 [UK] or £6 [non-UK]. 150409 mp3 apps
Room 101	Presenter(s) - Nick Nancock / Paul Merton There have been many guests on this show, but I record those I personally like... and most were interviewed by Paul Merton with some early editions by Nick Hanock. Make you own compilation for either £3 (4 shows) or £5 (8 shows - the DVD will be LP quality) Alexi Sayle Bill Bailey John Peel Julian Clary Kathy Burke Patrick Moore Richard E.Grant Spike Milliagan Stepehen Fry Terry Chritian Tracy Emin Ulrika Jonnson	Various	30 each
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