![]() ![]() GRANT: (As Jonathan) Because I was in shock. GRANT: (As Jonathan) That I'm not guilty of.ĬHUNG: (As self) Well, let's take your version of events. Both those things are unforgivable.ĬONNIE CHUNG: (As self) You do admit that you're a cheater, but are you a killer? Did you kill Elena? I do not pass myself off as honorable because I'm not. HUGH GRANT: (As Jonathan) I suppose the answer to your question is the truth, which is to say that I'm flawed. Connie Chung asks Jonathan what he wants people to see about him. Here he is being interviewed on TV by Connie Chung while his wife and son watch at home. His lawyer suggests that he goes on TV to get people to see him as a flawed person, not a killer. The case becomes a big media story, which seems biased against Jonathan. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's a murderer. We learn that he was having an affair with her and has a surprisingly dark side. After Elena, the mother of one of Jonathan's young patients, is murdered, Grant's character, Jonathan, is charged with the crime. They're sending their son to an expensive private school. Let's start with a clip from the HBO miniseries "The Undoing." When the first episode begins, Grant's character, Jonathan, and his wife, played by Nicole Kidman, are a privileged, attractive, wealthy couple. In addition, he worked to try to prevent England from leaving the European Union. Grant has been involved in scandals in his own personal life and also is known in England for his role in exposing how tabloids hacked the phones of celebrities and other people in the news. The scandal involved his affair with a young man, leading to blackmail and charges of conspiracy to murder. In the TV miniseries "A Very English Scandal," he played Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the British Labour Party who lost his power after a scandal. ![]() His breakthrough role was in the 1994 movie "Four Weddings And A Funeral." He also starred in "Bridget Jones's Diary," "About A Boy," "Love Actually," "Music And Lyrics" and "Florence Foster Jenkins." Our guest, actor Hugh Grant, has been nominated for an Emmy for his role in the HBO miniseries "The Undoing." He became famous for his romantic comedies and for playing witty and charming characters. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University, sitting in for Terry Gross. ![]()
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