Graham Linehan

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Graham Linehan (2013)

Graham Linehan (born May 22, 1968 in Dublin , Ireland ) is an Irish director, actor and screenwriter. He wrote, often with Arthur Mathews , a number of successful comedy series. He is best known for his involvement in The IT Crowd , Black Books and Father Ted series .

In August 2009, when the UK's National Health Service (NHS ) was attacked by the US Republicans in the course of discussing Barack Obama's Affordable Health Care Act in the US, Linehan launched a health care rescue campaign via Twitter .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Linehan attacks American 'lies' over NHS . Channel 4 . August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
  2. Seth Jacobson: How Father Ted creator Graha Linehan sparked NHS backlash on Twitter . August 12, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.