About
Christopher Langham (1949-2026) was an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC Four sitcom The Thick of It, and as presenter Roy Mallard in People Like Us, first on BBC Radio 4 and later on its transfer to television on BBC Two, where Mallard is almost entirely an unseen character. Langham subsequently created several spoof adverts in the same vein. He also played similar unseen interviewers in an episode of the television series Happy Families and in the film The Big Tease. He is also known for his roles in the television series Not the Nine O'Clock News, Help, Kiss Me Kate, and as the gatehouse guard in Chelmsford 123. In 2006, he won BAFTA awards for The Thick of It and Help. On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of fifteen charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child sexual abuse images and videos. Langham...
Known for
The Comic Strip Presents...Series • 1982
The Muppet ShowSeries • 1976
Murder Most HorridSeries • 1991
The Thick of ItSeries • 2005
Life of BrianMovie • 1979
BottomSeries • 1991
The Jim Henson HourSeries • 1989
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie • 1976
Alas Smith and JonesSeries • 1984
Not the Nine O'Clock NewsSeries • 1979
Gimme Gimme GimmeSeries • 1999
The Worst Week of My LifeSeries • 2004
My Family and Other AnimalsMovie • 2005
The Emperor's New ClothesMovie • 2001
Carry On ColumbusMovie • 1992
The Big TeaseMovie • 1999
Black PondMovie • 2011