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How on earth did Harold Pinter and Danny Dyer become such good friends?

Plus: comedy, piercing sadness and thoughtful reflection in BBC1’s adaptation of David Nicholls's Us

Danny Dyer at Harold Pinter's grave. Image: Andrew Muggleton / © BBC Studios Productions Limited
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