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Two-time Academy Award® nominee Peter Lord and actor Hugh Grant discuss their new film, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists at the Apple Store Regent Street in London. Lord is co-founder of Aardman and the director and a producer of the studio’s new stop-frame animated feature, featuring Hugh Grant in his first animated role. Moderated by Chris Hewitt.
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Actor Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) discusses his latest film, The Rewrite. Once, screenwriter Keith Michaels (Grant) was on top of the world with a Golden Globe Award and a hit movie. But that was fifteen years ago: now, he’s divorced, broke and hasn’t written a hit film in years. Leaving Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast and hoping to give minimal attention to his duties, his attitude slowly begins to turn when he meets Holly (Marisa T ...
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Taking Hugh for Granted

Taking Hugh for Granted

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Join two Hugh Grant experts, Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray, as they watch every single film starring Hugh Grant in an attempt to answer the simple question - are we taking Hugh for Granted? Come and listen the internet's number 1 (and only) Hugh Grant podcast! Cover Art: http://harryirons.com/
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The Regime is a limited series for HBO created by Will Tracy and released in 2024. Losing her grip on her country, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) becoming increasingly paranoid and unstable and turns to an unlikely confidant in volatile and disgraced soldier, Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts). With Zubak's help, Vernham attempts to dimi…
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Huge Hugh Grant News as Oscar and Diggory discuss his appearance at the BAFTAs, his new HBO Show with Kate Winslet and his strange involvement in an upcoming film about Pop-Tarts... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted onInstagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there…
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Disclaimer: At 33:00 we messed up our own ranking! We tried to place Wonka in our overall ranking of all of Hugh Grant's movies, but we inexplicably forgot to add our two scores together, which meant Wonka ended up placing 49/50 films! The movie would have finished 25th place if scored correctly. Wonka (2023), directed by Paul King, tells the origi…
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Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from #50 to #1. In episode 5, Oscar and Diggory rank Hugh Grant top 10 films EVER. Will The Gentlemen, Notting Hill, Paddington 2, About a Boy or Bridget Jones's Diary claim number one spot? And what hidd…
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Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from #50 to #1. In episode 4 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, Oscar and Diggory rank some of Hugh's best work. Fans will find it hard to believe that Love Actually slips to 20th position, but there i…
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Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 3 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they cross the half way line discussing 30th place to 21st. Blockbusters like The Man from UNCLE and critically acclaimed titles like Sense…
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Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 2 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they count down from 40th place to 31st. There are some titles you'll have heard of like Death to 2020 and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Myster…
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Over four years, Hugh Grant experts Diggory Waite and Oscar Beardmore-Gray watched every Hugh Grant film ever made. Now, they're ranking them all from 50 to 1. In episode 1 of Hugh Grant's best ever films list, they count down from 50th place to 41st, discussing some of the 'less good' Hugh Grant productions. Listen out for such films as An Awfully…
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Better late than never folks! Diggory and Oscar wholeheartedly apologise for their late review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, which was finally released on limited release in the US in March 2023 and on streaming platforms elsewhere in April 2023. It's come six months late, but what side of the coin will this latest Hugh Grant effort fall? A…
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Hugh Grant is generating a buzz in the showbiz world again after a trailer was dropped this week for upcoming blockbuster Wonka. Grant will play the role of an Oompa Loompa in the film that is due to be released in December 2023, and was clad in full orange and purple make-up in a short exchange with lead Timothée Chalamet at the end of the trailer…
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In this episode, Oscar and Diggory delve deep into Hugh Grant's new film, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, discussing the film in detail, Oscar's holiday to Australia and Dutch footballers from the 90s. After escaping the arctic prison of Revel’s End, Edgin Darvis (played by Chris Pine) must team up with a band of amateur adventurers to …
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Oscar and Diggory start 2023 by reviewing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and breaking down Hugh Grant's stunning 30-second cameo. They reflect on some of his other cameos, including an eerily similar one in Trevaux, and ponder what a third Knives Out movie starring Daniel Craig and Hugh might look like. Five long-time friends are invited to the …
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After a hiatus of four months, Diggory and Oscar are back to spread Hugh Grant-related Christmas cheer! First up on the agenda is new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which premiered in November but will be largely enjoyed on Netflix when it's released on December 23. Hugh has a very fleeting cameo in this 'whodunnit' starring Daniel Craig, …
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Hugh Grant just can't stay out of the news this summer and we bloody love it! At the age of 61, Hugh has left it to the twilight of his career to appear at Comic-Con, the international comic book convention in San Diego, California. He was there along with other co-stars from upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and couldn't resis…
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We've got two pieces of Hugh's News to announce, fans! First, the announcement that Hugh Grant has signed on to a leading role in eight-part Netflix series Kaos. The series is billed as a bold, darkly comic, contemporary take on Greek mythology, exploring love, power and life in the underworld and Grant is set to portray the seemingly all-powerful,…
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To take Hugh for Granted or to not take Hugh for Granted? That is the question. Join your hosts Oscar and Diggory as they watch Hugh Grant play Sebastian in an animated rendition of Shakespeare's classic 'Twelfth Night'. The boys also ask where Hugh's next film 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' has gotten to, as well as speculate about Hugh's int…
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Ah, the year is 1989 and the world hasn't yet realised the potential of two soon-to-be superstars of the late 20th century. We are of course referring to none other than Hugh Grant and the wonderful Courteney Cox, who star together in this two-episode television miniseries based on the 1988 Judith Krantz novel, Till We Meet Again. In the full swing…
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EMERGENCY PODCAST!!!! Hugh Grant is announced as the eighth actor to play James Bond! Oscar and Diggory discuss why they think the appointment was made, why Hugh is perfect for the role of the deadly spy and how excited they are for his first film as 007! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGr…
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Come out from behind your couch and settle down as Oscar and Diggory discuss Hugh Grant's role in Shades of Darkness: The Demon Lover (1986), including the strange way that they don't show Hugh's face for a lot of the film but when they do - how lovely his hair is. In 1941 in England, despite the war, for Robert Drover (played by Hugh Grant) relati…
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Order, order! All rise for your right honourable judges Oscar and Diggory as they put Hugh Grant's performance in the TV Movie 'The Trials of Oz' up on the stand. Your hosts discuss the context to the film as well as Hugh Grant's rock 'n' roll look, his slightly patchy Australian accent and his excellent performance. After releasing a particularly …
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Huge news Hugh Grant fans! Hugh Grant has been spotted in Oxford alongside Wonka actor Timothée Chalamet sparking rumours that Hugh Grant has been cast in the upcoming 2023 film. The film is due to follow the early adventures of Willy Wonka, with Chalamet starring as the famous chocolatier and Hugh Grant as one of his Oompa Loompas! Oscar and Diggo…
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In this episode, Oscar and Diggory discuss what their partners make of their Hugh Grant obsession before reviewing the TV special 'Champagne Charlie', in which Hugh Grant puts on another dodgy accent and sports a never-before-seen style! Amid the turmoil prior to the American Civil War, Charles Heidsieck (played by Hugh Grant) has built a champagne…
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Bonjour Hugh Grant fans! Join Oscar and Diggory for a very special episode in which they complete having watched all of Hugh Grant's feature films that are currently released. For this film, the boys were forced to watch it entirely in French and were not so sure what was going on or whether Hugh Grant was even truly in it, but they stuck with it a…
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In this episode, Hugh Grant scholars Oscar and Diggory take a look at the testimony he gave to the Leveson Inquiry amidst the phone hacking scandal of 2011. Oscar and Diggory start by discussing (as they always do) Hugh's look for the role, along with his genuine tenacity and charming wit that he employs throughout the entire interview... Make sure…
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A new year, but the Hugh Grant content never stops! Following on from last year’s Death to 2020, Death to 2021 (created by Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell and Annabel Jones) has some new faces, as well as some old ones, not least Hugh Grant reprising his role as history professor Tennyson Foss. The light Netflix special pokes fun at another rollercoas…
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Happy New Year! As 2021 comes to a close, Oscar and Diggory take a look back over a year of the internet's number 1 Hugh Grant podcast... You can listen to all of the episodes featured in this compilation, with the episodes featured in order being: Notting Hill (with Jessica Waite), We did it! Hugh's Grant I'm Still Here actor credit removed from I…
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It's Chrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiisssssstttttttmmaasssssssssss and the boys slip into their Christmas jumpers for the podcast's annual Christmas special. This year we're doing things a little differently. We're sticking with the Love Actually theme (obviously), but we're looking back at Red Nose Day Actually (Richard Curtis, 2017), the 2017 15-minute sequ…
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Huge Hugh News Hugh Grant fans! After a poster and trailer dropped late last week, we get our first look at Guy Ricthie's new film 'Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre' starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza and, of course, Hugh Grant! Your hosts discuss their thoughts on Hugh's character's look, his voice, the similarities to his character Fletcher fr…
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It's fair to say that 2021 has been a quiet year for Hugh Grant. After a stellar 2020 which saw Hugh star in both The Undoing and The Gentleman, 2021, so far, has been lacking in our favourite actor. But just when you thought we wouldn't be seeing Hugh on our screens this calendar year, the news broke that he's due to reprise his role of Tennyson F…
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In the penultimate film of Hugh's catalogue, Oscar and Diggory review The Dawning (Robert Knight, 1988). They've put in some serious legwork too, by buying two copies of the DVD off eBay. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Diggory's copy didn't play properly so he's finally admitted that Oscar is the real Hugh Grant scholar. An idealis…
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It's Oscar and Diggory's honour and pleasure to present to you their review of Honour, Profit and Pleasure (Channel 4, 1985) in which they discuss Hugh Grant's first ever movie credit as 'Hugh Grant', his appearance in the film and what he must have made of the outfits they made him wear in the film. After the success of his London debut, German co…
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Imagine you woke up one day and realised it was all a dream... In this our 50th episode of Taking Hugh for Granted, Oscar and Diggory take a look at Night Train to Venice (Carlo U. Quinterio, 1993), discussing Hugh Grant's monobrow, the not-so-horrifying horror elements of the film and whether Hugh was right when he said that this film was the wors…
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Today, the boys set foot into the ring Tyson Fury-style to go toe-to-toe with The Big Man (David Leland, 1990). When out of work coal miner Danny Scoular (played by Liam Neeson) shows off his fighting prowess in a pub brawl, his friend Frankie (played by Sir Billy Connolly) puts him forward to compete in an illegal bare knuckle fighting ring to mak…
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As Oscar and Diggory prepare to head off to their first ever friends wedding, there seems no better excuse to review One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (Mike Newell, 2019). A 15-minute sketch produced as part of the annual charity event Red Nose Day, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristen Scott-Thomas and co. return to our screens to give us the next ins…
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G'day Hugh Grant fans! Take a trip to New South Wales with Oscar and Diggory as they enchant you with their review of Sirens (John Duigan, 1994). Hugh Grant plays a young Reverend Anthony who, along with his wife, Estella (played by Tara Fitzgerlad), travel from England to Australia to minister to their flock. A local asks Anthony to visit Norman (…
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Happy Birthday, Hugh Grant! To mark Hugh Grant's 61st birthday, Oscar and Diggory get behind the mic to talk about Hugh's previous birthday parties and ponder what Hugh could be doing this year on his special day. They also get challenge themselves to a Hugh Grant related quiz which you can play along with them here - https://www.absurdtrivia.com/q…
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Well did you? Today, Oscar and Diggory review the very last of Hugh’s modern pieces – Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Marc Lawrence, 2009). The third of four rom-coms that Hugh works on with director Lawrence, once again Hugh plays a slightly detestable, but loveable Brit living in New York. Meryl Morgan (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) and Paul M…
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Take a trip down memory lane with Oscar and Diggory as they take a look back to where it all began - Hugh Grant's first ever film, Privileged (Michael Hoffman, 1982). Hughie Grant (as he's credited in the film) begins his acting career playing the role of Lord Adrian - a posh, entitled Oxford student with a slain deer slung over one arm, a girlfrie…
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This week the boys travel to Neverland to review An Awfully Big Adventure (Mike Newell, 1995), or as they’ve officially renamed it – 'An Awfully Shite Adventure'. That being said, this film is definitely worth sticking in your VHS player because acting legend Alan Rickman stars alongside our man Hugh Grant. In 1947, a naive teenage girl named Stell…
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Come one, come all and listen to the latest episode of Taking Hugh for Granted as Oscar and Diggory take a look at Extreme Measures (Michael Apted, 1996) and ask the all important questions: 'If you could cure cancer by killing just one person, would you?' and 'Is this film taking Hugh for granted?' When a man’s body mysteriously disappears from hi…
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This week Oscar and Diggory are joined by two very special guests – Marie and Coni from hit podcast Drunk On Rom-Coms. The girls certainly lived up to their name by drinking the boys under the table, despite recording at 10am. In a chat that covered everything from the definition of a 'bloke' to Diggory's trips to Disneyland, we discussed one of Hu…
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Come fly the flag with us this 2021 Pride month as we look back on Our Sons (TV Movie, 1991), one of a select and special few Hugh Grant projects in which he plays a LGBTQ+ character. Your hosts, Oscar and Diggory, discuss the movie's (many) mishaps, pitfalls and mistakes but also how, despite all that, it's rather inspirational... Donald Barnes (Z…
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To honour Elizabeth Hurley's birthday, today we're reviewing Rowing with the Wind, the film where Hugh Grant and Liz met and began a 13-year romance that captured the imagination of people around the world. Happy birthday Elizabeth! While Hugh and Liz parted ways many years ago, people still talk about that Versace dress! Punters might talk less ab…
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We did it Hugh Grant fans! After writing an open letter and creating a petition demanding that IMDb remove Hugh Grant's acting credit from their website for his appearance in Casey Affleck & Joaquin Pheonix's 2010 film 'I'm Still Here', Oscar and Diggory celebrate its removal. Rejoice! Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram…
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This week we comb through 2010 mockumentary I’m Still Here (Casey Affleck, 2010), which follows Joaquin Phoenix’s Hollywood ‘breakdown’ and attempt to start a tone-deaf rap career. Now I know what you’re all thinking – this isn’t a Hugh Grant film. We thought so too, until we discovered that it appears on Hugh Grant’s IMDb page as an official actin…
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This week Oscar and Diggory look back at Hugh's performance in crime-comedy Small Time Crooks (Woody Allen, 2000). Dishwasher and small-fry criminal Ray (played by Woody Allen) plots with his wife (played by Tracey Ullman) and partners-in-crime to re-open a local pizza restaurant so they can dig underneath it through to the bank a few doors down. A…
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In today's episode, Oscar and Diggory review Hugh Grant's first ever Hollywood blockbuster, Nine Months (Chris Columbus, 1995). There's certainly plenty to sink their teeth into in this episode, including Robin Williams' dreadful Russian accent, Hugh's ostentatious piercing and that infamous incident that took place in Los Angeles just a two weeks …
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American Idol, President George W. Bush, Simon Cowell, The War on Terror. American Dreamz (Paul Weitz, 2006) is a snapshot of everything we'd rather forget from the mid-2000s. Martin Tweed (played by Hugh Grant) is the host of a talent show called American Dreamz and whilst he despises each new season, it's a hit with the ratings. Tweed decides it'…
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We’re hugely excited to announce that we’re officially rebranding! Oscar Beardmore-Gray and Diggory Waite are proud to introduce to you Colin Firth Things First – a new podcast dedicated to reviewing every single Colin Firth film ever made! We can’t wait to get started and look forward to discussing Colin’s broad shoulders and soothing tones in ste…
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In this edition of Hugh's News, Oscar and Diggory discuss the announcement that Hugh Grant has been cast in the new untitled Guy Ritchie film (previously referred to as 'Five Eyes') and the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons movie. Oscar and Diggory discuss the various synopses that are circulating online for Five Eyes and what they know about Hugh's ch…
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