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Robbie Coltrane

June 2024

  • UK. Eric Idle and Graham Chapman in a scene from (C)Cinema International Corporation film: Life of Brian (1979) . Plot: Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Ref: LMK110-J10158-310823 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com<br>2RNEJRX UK. Eric Idle and Graham Chapman in a scene from (C)Cinema International Corporation film: Life of Brian (1979) . Plot: Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Ref: LMK110-J10158-310823 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

    Divine comedies: the best jokes for the Pope

    Pitching his creed to a roomful of comic stars, the pontiff pronounced that it is good to laugh at God. In which case, he may enjoy these

December 2023

  • John Byrne pictured in 2014.

    John Byrne: the maverick Scottish playwright and artist was a master observer

    Byrne, who has died aged 83, used his life as a constant source of inspiration for exuberant plays and paintings

December 2022

  • Robbie Coltrane

    The Observer's obituaries of 2022
    Robbie Coltrane remembered by Miriam Margolyes

    30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022
    His friend and fellow actor pays tribute to a stupendous talent with a rollicking, expansive, occasionally cruel spirit – and a vulnerable side he never let people see

October 2022

  • Robbie Coltrane<br>Bob Hoskins &amp; Robbie Coltrane Film: Mona Lisa 13 June 1986 Director: Neil Jordan 13 June 1986 SSS75425 Allstar Picture Library/HANDMADE FILMS **Warning** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of HANDMADE FILMS and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To HANDMADE FILMS is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company. Character(s): George &amp; Thomas

    Letter: Robbie Coltrane obituary

  • Robbie Coltrane in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

    ‘He was so kind to the Harry Potter kids’: director Mike Newell on Robbie Coltrane

  • Catherine Zeta Jones leans over Robbie Coltrane, who looks up at her

    Robbie Coltrane: ‘What’s a fat boy from Rutherglen doing here with George Clooney?’

  • Robbie Coltrane

    ‘Intriguing, troubled, funny’: tributes pour in for Robbie Coltrane

  • From Fitz to Hagrid: Robbie Coltrane's most memorable roles – video obituary

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  • Robbie Coltrane – a life in pictures

  • Robbie Coltrane: a totally singular talent from Cracker to Harry Potter – cerebral, physical and unforgettable

    Peter Bradshaw

  • Robbie Coltrane, star of Cracker and Harry Potter, dies aged 72

October 2021

  • Blitz shelter recreated at Aldwych Underground Station<br>An actor walks past posters used to recreate the spirit of the Blitz during the Second World War, at the Aldwych Underground Station in central London, prior to the station opening this weekend for an exhibition for members of the public to experience how Londoners coped with the deadly air raids during the Blitz. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 23, 2010. The Actors are part of the team that will show members of the public, what it was like to live underground at night during the nightly air raids by Luftwaffe, during the 70th anniversary of the German bombing campaign. See PA story DEFENCE Blitz. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire

    Can we please stop invoking the ‘blitz spirit’ at the first sign of crisis?

    Joel Golby
    I’ve had my fill of people born in the 1950s imagining how young people would have fared in the 1940s, says author Joel Golby

December 2016

  • Spotted hyenas in Planet Earth II.

    2016 in TV
    The 50 best TV shows of 2016: the full list

    Guardian TV’s favourite programmes of the year

October 2016

  • David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes in The Missing.

    Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: The Missing; Goliath; Divorce; National Treasure

    The Missing is back with a slew of phenomenal twists, while Billy Bob Thornton is shaping up nicely in Goliath

September 2016

  • Indira Varma as Nina Suresh in Paranoid.

    Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Paranoid; National Treasure; Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art?; Airbnb: Dream or Nightmare?

    Two new dramas offered twists and fine casting in Indira Varma and Robbie Coltrane, while BBC4 rediscovered the fun of conceptual art
  • In Paul Finchley, Robbie Coltrane, has taken on a role that many of his friends advised him against.

    The Observer profile
    Robbie Coltrane: the jovial giant with an enduring hint of menace

    He won acclaim as Fitz in Cracker, and Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. Now the actor tackles his most challenging role in a TV drama on historic sex abuse
  • ‘Someone asked me: “Do you not think this is a dangerous thing to do?”’: left to right, Andrea Riseborough, Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters in National Treasure.

    ‘This is for the people who were abused’: Robbie Coltrane on his Yewtree-inspired drama

    In National Treasure, the actor plays a veteran comedian caught up in a sex abuse scandal. On set with Julie Walters and Andrea Riseborough, he talks about brutal rehearsals and being moved to tears ‘without having to act at all’

February 2015

  • john byrne david hayman slab boys citizens

    The Slab Boys are back: John Byrne and David Hayman mix some fresh mayhem

    The duo behind the riotous black comedy set in a Paisley carpet factory in the 50s have reunited for a revival. They talk to Mark Fisher

September 2014

  • Tutti Frutti, starring Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane.

    TV and radio blog
    If Scotland divorces Britain, who will get the TV?

    Mark Lawson: A victory for the yes campaign may cut the nation adrift from the BBC, though viewers north of the border have been promised that EastEnders will remain on the schedule
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