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Chris Langham, BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick of It’ Actor Convicted of Child Sex Offences, Dies at 77

Langham was best known for his role as cabinet minister Hugh Abbot opposite Peter Capaldi in Armando Iannucci's satirical comedy, before his reputation soured on child sex abuse charges.

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Chris Langland, a British television actor and writer known for his BAFTA‑winning role in “The Thick of It,” died at 77. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer on June 24, according to an obituary in The Times. His career had previously been marred by convictions for child sex offences.

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