The IT Crowd star, currently tackling Ayckbourn at the National, on why good comedy needs an element of darkness

Katherine Parkinson, 31,is an actress best known for her role in the Channel 4 series 'The IT Crowd'. She has also appeared in 'Doc Martin' and films 'The thuyền That Rocked' and 'How to Lose Những người bạn & Alienate People'. She lives in Luân Đôn

Inspired bởi the novels of Charles Dickens, The Bleak Old cửa hàng Of Stuff is a long way from traditional costume drama.

thêm often than not, her comic characters come with a whiff of the tragic, hoặc at least the downtrodden.

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Katherine won the Bafta for best comedy actress for the IT Crowd.

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