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I did six series for the BBC and that was enough. I've been writing for ten years, which is more challenging artistically.

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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Writer
City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
Six
Ten
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Challenges
Enough
Writing
Years
Artistically
Challenging

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