Fry & Laurie Reunion: More Info
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Digital channel Gold is reuniting Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie on screen for the first time in 15 years for a documentary about their interlinked careers.
The 90-minute special will air on UKTV-owned Gold this autumn and will look back at Fry and Laurie's comedy partnership, which began at Cambridge University 30 years ago when they were introduced to each other by Emma Thompson.
The pair were part of the Cambridge Footlights revue that won the first-ever Edinburgh Festival Perrier Award in 1981 and then moved into TV, working together on shows including Saturday Live and Blackadder.
Their BBC sketch show A Bit of Fry & Laurie ran for four series from 1989 and the double act then took the lead roles in ITV's Jeeves and Wooster.
Since then they have forged separate careers in TV, film, writing and directing. Laurie is now best known as the star of US medical drama House, while Fry's TV work includes fronting BBC panel show QI and travel series Stephen Fry in America.
The documentary is being made by independent producer Tiger Aspect. UKTV's Catherine Whelton will executive produce along with Tiger Aspect's Ricky Kelehar.
Source: guardian.co.uk