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Richard E Grant just made the wildest move in Traitors history

COMMENT: In the opening episode of ‘The Celebrity Traitors’, the flappy ‘Withnail & I’ star took the series to places it has never been before and instantly became, as Maya Jama gloriously put it, the show’s ‘unhinged uncle’. What on earth is going to happen next? asks Ellie Harrison

The Independent UK · Oct 2

‘We could have had good fun a few decades ago’: Christine Baranski and Richard E Grant on sex scenes, parties and theatre

The actors are working together for the first time ever, in Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever. Backstage, there’s no stopping their tales of skinny-dipping, fat-shaming and warring co-stars

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

‘Beautifully, awfully funny’: why Withnail and I is my feelgood movie

The latest in our ongoing series of comfort movies is a pick for Bruce Robinson’s cult British comedy

The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2025

Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London

Vivian MacKerrell – who really did drink lighter fluid – shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

Withnail and I review – downtrodden duo return to demand some more booze

A strong cast and a magical set make this more or less word-for-word stage transfer of the cult hit an entertaining tribute piece

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Who Is James Payton? review – jobbing Harry Potter actor gets moment in the spotlight

Film about actor who played the father of Neville Longbottom feels like The Office meets Withnail, though doesn’t really dig deeply into its subject

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

Withnail and I creator Bruce Robinson adapts film for the stage

Play based on the beloved 1987 comedy will open at Birmingham Rep next year directed by Sean Foley

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Withnail and I: How a Beatle-funded comedy about alcoholic actors became a cult classic

The boozy British comedy classic was produced by Beatle George Harrison and made stars out of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, but its initial cinema release went almost unnoticed. Nick Duerden looks at the film’s chequered road to cult status

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

Richard E Grant admits he was in a 'well of grief' following his wife Joan's death

Withnail and I actor Richard E Grant has opened up about how he was 'crippled with grief' following the loss of his wife Joan Washington, who died in 2021 from lung cancer

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Richard E Grant on grief, fame and life without a filter: ‘I 100% believe that secrets are toxic’

He has delighted fans with his honesty about showbusiness – now he’s being just as open about the pain of losing his wife, Joan Washington. Is anything off limits?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022