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The Rise and Fall of John Leslie

The Rise and Fall of John Leslie

The Rise and Fall of John Leslie

2022•45m•7.0/10
Documentary

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🎬TMDb
7.0/10(1)

The story of one Britain's most famous TV presenters at the center of a media storm.

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Production

Channel 5 Television, ITN Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

John Leslie

Self (Archive)

Ben Arogundade

Self (Narrator)

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