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* WordOfGod: Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a draft script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
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* WordOfGod: Richard Curtis stated that he wrote it because he and his family had seen an Creator/AgathaChristie adaptation at Christmas and found it depressing; this inspired him to write a comedic Christmas movie. Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a draft script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
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* TheDanza: Kevin (Bernard's so-called best friend who steals his girlfriend) is played by Kevin Bell.
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* WordOfGod: Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
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* WordOfGod: Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a draft script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
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* ProductionPosse: It's written by Creator/RichardCurtis and starring Creator/RowanAtkinson -- those two having previously collaborated on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/MrBean''; Curtis also had links with Creator/LennyHenry, with whom he founded UsefulNotes/ComicRelief. Also in it is newsreader Vincent Hanna AsHimself, several years after he appeared in an episode of ''Blackadder the Third''.
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* ProductionPosse: It's written by Creator/RichardCurtis and starring Creator/RowanAtkinson -- those two having previously collaborated on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/MrBean''; Curtis also had links with Creator/LennyHenry, with whom he founded UsefulNotes/ComicRelief. Also in it is newsreader Vincent Hanna AsHimself, several years after he appeared in an episode of ''Blackadder the Third''.Third''.
* WordOfGod: Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
* WordOfGod: Decades later, Lenny Henry stated that the idea for ''Bernard and the Genie'' originated from a conversation he had with Richard Curtis in which he pitched the idea of a story about a genie which subverted the racial undertones present in the fact that genies always seemed to be played by actors of colour. He thought no more of it, but several months later, Curtis gave him a script to read. It bore little relation to what Henry had said, other than the fact that it was about a genie. Henry found it hilarious. The rest is history.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie was released on VHS in 1993 but has never been released on DVD, save for a poor-quality German version. It has periodically been available to stream in Britain via the [=BritBox=] platform.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie was released on VHS in 1993 but has never been released on DVD, save for a poor-quality German version. It can be found on [=YouTube=], though, and has periodically been available to stream in Britain via the [=BritBox=] platform.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie was released on VHS in 1993 but has never been released on DVD, save for a poor-quality German version. It has periodically been available to stream in Britain via the [=BritBox=] platform.
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* ProductionPosse: It's written by Creator/RichardCurtis and starring Creator/RowanAtkinson -- those two having previously collaborated on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/MrBean''. Also in it is newsreader Vincent Hanna AsHimself, several years after he appeared in an episode of ''Blackadder the Third''.
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* ProductionPosse: It's written by Creator/RichardCurtis and starring Creator/RowanAtkinson -- those two having previously collaborated on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/MrBean''.''Series/MrBean''; Curtis also had links with Creator/LennyHenry, with whom he founded UsefulNotes/ComicRelief. Also in it is newsreader Vincent Hanna AsHimself, several years after he appeared in an episode of ''Blackadder the Third''.
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* ProductionPosse: It's written by Creator/RichardCurtis and starring Creator/RowanAtkinson -- those two having previously collaborated on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/MrBean''. Also in it is newsreader Vincent Hanna AsHimself, several years after he appeared in an episode of ''Blackadder the Third''.
