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  "id": 5342590,
  "title": "Chris Langham, BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick of It’ Actor Convicted of Child Sex Offences, Dies at 77",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/chris-langham-bafta-winning-the-thick-of-it-actor-convicted-of-child",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:04:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chris-langham-dead-dies-bafta-thick-of-it-child-sex-images-1236689527/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Langham was best known for his role as cabinet minister Hugh Abbot opposite Peter Capaldi in Armando Iannucci's satirical comedy, before his reputation soured on child sex abuse charges.",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Chris Langham Dies: BAFTA-Winning ‘The Thick Of It’ Star & Child Sex Offender Was 77",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/chris-langham-dies-bafta-winning-the-thick-of-it-star-child-sex",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:52:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}