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The Hippopotamus

A beast of a comedy.

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

20171h 26mNRComedy

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About The Hippopotamus

Directors
John Jencks
Cast
Roger Allam, Matthew Modine, Tim McInnerny, Emily Berrington, Fiona Shaw, Geraldine Somerville
Genres
Comedy
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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