{"product_id":"9781844549016","title":"Martin Clunes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Clunes has been a familiar face on British television for almost two decades. During that period he has starred in such shows as \u003ci\u003eDoc Martin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMen Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e. He was introduced to acting at a young age. His father, a successful actor and theatre manager who gave Peter Ustinov his first break, tragically died of cancer in 1970, leaving his wife Daphne, their daughter Amanda, and 8-year-old Martin. Years later, it was Daphne's cousin, Jeremy Brett—the actor famous for playing Sherlock Holmes—who encouraged Martin to take up acting professionally. Martin worked regularly through the 1980s, but when he was spotted by comedian Harry Enfield and subsequently made regular appearances in his popular sketch shows, he was catapulted into the big time. After landing the role of Gary in \u003ci\u003eMen Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e, he has gone from strength to strength. Never one to be pigeonholed, Martin has played a broad range of roles, including a serial killer in \u003ci\u003eA is for Acid\u003c\/i\u003e and Burbage in the Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in Love\u003c\/i\u003e. More recently, he has hosted the television documentaries\u003ci\u003e Islands of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Blake Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039185092848,"sku":"9781844549016","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844549016_p0.jpg?v=1763744043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844549016","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}