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  June Brown is an example to us all: A Walford Legend - review

  Alistair McGowan, when looking for a way into a voice, sometimes found it helped to approach via a stepping stone. Thus he once made the joyous discovery that Dot Cotton sounds an awful lot like Albert Steptoe. June Brown, who plays Dot Cotton in EastEnders, is an example to us all.

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  Alistair McGowan 'So Nasty' As Shamed DJ In 'An Audience With Jimmy Savile' Playwright Was Frightened In Read-Through

  Alistair McGowan’s impersonation of Jimmy Savile was so uncanny in the first read-through of new play about the late DJ that the playwright admits even he got frightened. For Jonathan Maitland, the writer of 'An Audience With Jimmy Savile', the casting of impressionist and funnyman Alistair McGowan was a “happy accident”. “I asked him to read the script, and I was surprised when he offered to read it publicly,” says the playwright.

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  Savile Play Left Victim 'Physically Unwell'

  A victim of Jimmy Savile has praised the accuracy of a controversial play about his life, saying it evoked feelings of anger about the abuse she was subjected to. Karin Ward, who attended the opening night of An Audience with Jimmy Savile, was one of several victims who were consulted during the production. The impressionist Alistair McGowan has taken on the role of the disgraced entertainer, and Ms Ward claimed watching his performance "actually made her feel quite unwell at one point".

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  An Audience With Jimmy Savile: The Play That Should Never Have Been Made?

  A controversial play about paedophile Jimmy Savile is set to open tonight under a storm of fierce criticism.

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