This Is David Lander is a TV show that parodies Roger Cook style doorstepping investigative journalism shows, starring Stephen Fry as David Lander and written by Tony Sarchet.

This Is David Lander
StarringStephen Fry
Tony Slattery
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release31 October 1988 (1988-10-31) –
7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)

It began as the BBC Radio 4 show Delve Special, which became this six-part Channel 4 series in 1988.

This Is David Harper

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For the 1990 series, Stephen Fry was engaged with other work commitments and the series was renamed This Is David Harper with Tony Slattery replacing Fry's character with a minor name-change.

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