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Radio 6 Music,3 mins

Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby reveal the genesis of their new detective film Mindhorn

Radcliffe and Maconie

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Julian and Simon discuss their new film about an actor playing a fictional detective, Mindhorn, who works alongside the police to catch a criminal who believes Mindhorn’s a real detective. They share the inspiration behind the premise and reveal that their research included quizzing a chief of police to find out if they would ask Jimmy Nail to pretend to be Spender to help catch a criminal!

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