Occupation Actor Years active 1978–present | Name Christopher Fairbank Role Actor | |
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Movies and TV shows Auf Wiedersehen - Pet, Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Little Deaths, The Fifth Element Similar People Gary Holton, Jimmy Nail, Colin Teague, Simon Rumley, Franc Roddam | ||
Dawn of War III Fog of War: "Meeting the Voice Actors"
Christopher Fairbank on The Fight and British independent cinema at London Film Festival premiere
Christopher "Chris" Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Born in Hertfordshire, he first developed an interest in acting while appearing in a play at his primary school in Clavering, Essex. He has numerous television credits to his name, including Sapphire and Steel, The Professionals, and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He provided voice talent for both of the Wallace and Gromit feature-length films, Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away. Fairbank also appeared as one of the pair of muggers who rob an out-of-town family, heralding the first appearance of the Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film. Fairbank also had roles as Mactilburgh the scientist in the film The Fifth Element, the prisoner Murphy in Alien 3, and the Player Queen in the Franco Zeffirelli version of Hamlet, opposite Mel Gibson. He appeared in the Goal! trilogy as a Newcastle United fan.
Contents
- Dawn of War III Fog of War Meeting the Voice Actors
- Christopher Fairbank on The Fight and British independent cinema at London Film Festival premiere
- Selected TV
- Video games
- Filmography
- References
Fairbank is renowned for his skilful ability to utilise different accents and dialect. For example as Moxey in Auf Weidersehen Pet he portrayed a Liverpudlian, his accent was so convincing members of the public thought he was from Liverpool in real life.
In 2010, he appeared as a detective in Five Daughters, and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopic Lennon Naked.
In 2011 Fairbank starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as a pirate called Ezekiel, and in 2012 he appeared as an Australian in Sky 1's Starlings.
In 2017 he played Ibbotson, Delaney's tenant farmer in BBC One's drama Taboo.
Selected TV
Video games
Filmography
Actor
2015
Leaving Garesfield (Short) (completed) as
Narrator
2023
The Little Mermaid as
Hawkins
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as
Broker
2022
Andor (TV Series) as
Ulaf
- One Way Out (2022) - Ulaf
- Nobody's Listening! (2022) - Ulaf
- Narkina 5 (2022) - Ulaf
2022
Survive This (Short) as
John
2022
Sherwood (TV Series) as
Bill Raggett
- Episode #1.4 (2022) - Bill Raggett
2022
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Short) as
The Broker
2022
The Essex Serpent (TV Mini Series) as
Cracknell
- Everything Is Blue (2022) - Cracknell
- Matters of the Heart (2022) - Cracknell
2022
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters (Video Game) as
Brother Purifier Ectar (voice)
2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Video Game)(voice)
2022
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV Series) as
Don Bergius
- Die We Must (2022) - Don Bergius
2021
Smierc Zygielbojma as
Woolf
2021
All My Friends Hate Me as
Norman
2020
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God (Short) as
Deus
2020
The Show as
Patsy Bleaker
2020
Outlander (TV Series) as
Aaron Beardsley
- Free Will (2020) - Aaron Beardsley
2019
Iron Mask as
Grey
2019
Hatton Garden (TV Mini Series) as
Billy Lincoln
- Episode #1.4 (2019) - Billy Lincoln
- Episode #1.3 (2019) - Billy Lincoln
2019
Grantchester (TV Series) as
Eli Roper
- Episode #4.5 (2019) - Eli Roper
2018
The Fight as
Frank Dunn
2018
The Woman in White (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Brown
- Episode #1.5 (2018) - Mr. Brown
- Episode #1.4 (2018) - Mr. Brown (uncredited)
2018
Walk Like a Panther as
Lesley Beck
2018
Vera (TV Series) as
Robert Naresby
- Home (2018) - Robert Naresby
2017
Papillon as
Jean Castili
2017
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (Video Game) as
Inquisitor Holt / Space Marines (voice, as Chris Fairbanks)
2017
Taboo (TV Series) as
Ibbotson
- Episode #1.6 (2017) - Ibbotson
- Episode #1.5 (2017) - Ibbotson
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Ibbotson
2016
Lady Macbeth as
Boris
2016
The Secret Agent (TV Mini Series) as
Yundt
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Yundt
2015
Dickensian (TV Series) as
Silas Wegg
2015
Wallander (TV Series) as
Sten Norlander
- The Troubled Man (2015) - Sten Norlander
2015
Orthodox as
Joseph Goldberg
2015
Writers Retreat as
Nigel
2015
Wolf Hall (TV Mini Series) as
Walter Cromwell
- Crows (2015) - Walter Cromwell
- Three Card Trick (2015) - Walter Cromwell
2015
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (Video) as
Potter
2014
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Fenton
- Flatline (2014) - Fenton
2014
Hercules as
Gryza (as Chris Fairbank)
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy as
The Broker
2014
Jamaica Inn (TV Mini Series) as
Harry
- Episode #1.3 (2014) - Harry
- Episode #1.2 (2014) - Harry
- Episode #1.1 (2014) - Harry
2013
Doc Martin (TV Series) as
Malcolm Raynor
- Hazardous Exposure (2013) - Malcolm Raynor
2013
Puppeteer (Video Game) as
General Tiger (voice)
2013
Divinity: Dragon Commander (Video Game) as
Falstaff (voice)
2013
Family Tree (TV Series) as
Neville St. Aubrey
- The Box (2013) - Neville St. Aubrey
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer as
Uncle
2013
Borgen (TV Series) as
Vassily Andrejev
- Fortidens sønner (2013) - Vassily Andrejev
2012
Orthodox (Short) as
Goldberg
2012
Inspector George Gently (TV Series) as
Billy Mallam
- Gently with Class (2012) - Billy Mallam
2012
The Secret World (Video Game) as
Khalid El-Sayad (voice)
2012
Kidnap and Ransom (TV Series) as
Chris Taylor
- Episode #2.3 (2012) - Chris Taylor
- Episode #2.2 (2012) - Chris Taylor
- Episode #2.1 (2012) - Chris Taylor
2011
Hidden (TV Mini Series) as
George Venn
- Episode #1.4 (2011) - George Venn
- Episode #1.3 (2011) - George Venn (uncredited)
- Episode #1.1 (2011) - George Venn
2011
Renegade Ops (Video Game) as
Inferno (English version, voice)
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as
Ezekiel
2011
Little Deaths as
X (segment "Mutant Tool")
2011
Killzone 3 (Video Game) as
Helghast Soldiers (voice)
2011
The Last Story (Video Game) as
Narrator (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2010
Lennon Naked (TV Movie) as
Freddie Lennon
2010
Five Daughters (TV Mini Series) as
DCI John Quinton
- Episode #1.3 (2010) - DCI John Quinton
- Episode #1.2 (2010) - DCI John Quinton
- Episode #1.1 (2010) - DCI John Quinton
2010
This Is Jinsy (TV Series) as
Letley Orridge
- Bandy Dog Red (2010) - Letley Orridge
2009
Edward's Turmoil (Short) as
Grandpa
2009
Goal! III as
Foghorn
2009
Wheelman (Video Game)(voice, as Chris Fairbanks)
2009
Law & Order: UK (TV Series) as
Jeff McFadden
- Buried (2009) - Jeff McFadden
2009
Killzone 2 (Video Game) as
Additional Helghast Voices (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2009
Demon's Souls (Video Game) as
Old King Doran / Yurt the Silent Chief (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2008
Merlin (TV Series) as
Voice of the Black Knight
- Excalibur (2008) - Voice of the Black Knight (voice)
2008
Fable II (Video Game)(voice)
2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (TV Mini Series) as
Groby
- Episode #1.4 (2008) - Groby
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Groby
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Groby
- Episode #1.1 (2008) - Groby
2008
MindFlesh as
Verdain
2008
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Video Game)(voice)
2008
Viking: Battle for Asgard (Video Game)(voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2008
Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) as
David Bonds
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - David Bonds
2008
Never Better (TV Series) as
Doug
- Dad (2008) - Doug
- First Week Euphoria (2008) - Doug
- Good Samaritan (2008) - Doug
- God (2008) - Doug
- Life and Soul (2008) - Doug
- Bully (2008) - Doug
2008
Conflict: Denied Ops (Video Game)(voice)
2007
Hellgate: London (Video Game)(voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2007
Heavenly Sword (Video Game) as
Additional Voices (voice)
2007
Five Days: Revised Final Episode (Video) as
DS Mal Curling
2007
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Ronnie Tyler
- Death in a Chocolate Box (2007) - Ronnie Tyler
2007
Rough Diamond (TV Mini Series) as
Barry
- Old School Lies (2007) - Barry
2007
Five Days (TV Series) as
DS Mal Curling / DS Curling
- Day Seventy Nine (2007) - DS Mal Curling
- Day Twenty Eight (2007) - DS Curling
2006
Medieval II: Total War (Video Game)(voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2006
Killzone: Liberation (Video Game) as
General Armin Metrac (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2006
Flushed Away as
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
2006
Almost Heaven as
Teapot Ted
2006
The Line of Beauty (TV Mini Series) as
Barry Groom
- The End of the Street (2006) - Barry Groom
- To Whom Do You Beautifully Belong (2006) - Barry Groom
- The Love Chord (2006) - Barry Groom
2006
New Tricks (TV Series) as
Tommy Gerrard
- Diamond Geezers (2006) - Tommy Gerrard
2006
Cargo as
Ralph
2006
Rule of Rose (Video Game) as
Gregory M. Wilson (Stray Dog) (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2005
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (TV Movie) as
Physician
2005
Goal! The Dream Begins as
Foghorn
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as
Additional Voice (voice)
2005
Valiant as
Additional Voice (voice, as Chris Fairbanks)
2005
The Rotters' Club (TV Mini Series) as
Roll-up Reg
- The Chick and the Hairy Guy (2005) - Roll-up Reg
1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) as
Albert Moxey
- Au Revoir: Part 2 (2004) - Albert Moxey
- Au Revoir: Part 1 (2004) - Albert Moxey
- The End of the Affair (2004) - Albert Moxey
- Dangerous Liaisons (2004) - Albert Moxey
- Moonlighting (2004) - Albert Moxey
- A Gift from Fidel (2004) - Albert Moxey
- Our Men in Havana (2004) - Albert Moxey
- Britannia Waives the Rules (2004) - Albert Moxey
- An Inspector Calls (2002) - Albert Moxey
- Another Country (2002) - Albert Moxey
- A Bridge Too Far (2002) - Albert Moxey
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (2002) - Albert Moxey
- Heavy Metal (2002) - Albert Moxey
- Bridging the Gap (2002) - Albert Moxey
- Quo Vadis, Pet (1986) - Albert Moxey
- For Better or Worse (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Law and Disorder (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Scoop (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Hasta La Vista (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1986) - Albert Moxey
- No Sex Please, We're Brickies (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Cowboys (1986) - Albert Moxey
- A Home from Home (1986) - Albert Moxey
- Another Country (1986) - Albert Moxey
- A Law for the Rich (1986) - Albert Moxey
- The Return of the Seven: Part 2 (1986) - Albert Moxey
- The Return of the Seven: Part 1 (1986) - Albert Moxey
- When the Boat Goes Out (1984) - Albert Moxey
- Love and Other Four-Letter Words (1984) - Albert Moxey
- The Lovers (1984) - Albert Moxey
- Last Rites (1984) - Albert Moxey
- The Alien (1984) - Albert Moxey
- The Fugitive (1984) - Albert Moxey
- Private Lives (1983) - Albert Moxey
- The Accused (1983) - Albert Moxey
- Home Thoughts from Abroad (1983) - Albert Moxey
- Suspicion (1983) - Albert Moxey
- The Girls They Left Behind (1983) - Albert Moxey
- Who Won the War Anyway? (1983) - Albert Moxey
2004
The Getaway: Black Monday (Video Game) as
Additional Voices (voice, as Chris Fairbank)
2003
MI-5 (TV Series) as
Gordon Blaney
- Spiders (2003) - Gordon Blaney (uncredited)
2003
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV Special) as
Albert Arthur Moxey
2003
In Deep (TV Series) as
Harbinson
- Character Assassins: Part 2 (2003) - Harbinson
- Character Assassins: Part 1 (2003) - Harbinson
2003
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike (Video Game) as
David Jones (voice)
2002
Below as
Pappy
2002
Black Plague (Video) as
Steward
2002
Paradise Heights (TV Series) as
John Askins
- Episode #1.4 (2002) - John Askins
2002
Prisoner of War (Video Game) as
Colonel Roger Harding (voice)
2001
The Bunker as
Sgt. Heydrich
2001
In a Land of Plenty (TV Mini Series) as
Bob
- Episode #1.10 (2001) - Bob
2000
In the Beginning (TV Mini Series) as
Idol Worshipper
- Part II (2000) - Idol Worshipper
- Part I (2000) - Idol Worshipper
2000
City Central (TV Series) as
Mark Dixon
- History (2000) - Mark Dixon
2000
London's Burning (TV Series) as
Tony
- Episode #12.5 (2000) - Tony
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) as
Fumier
- A King's Ransom/The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Kidnapped King (1999) - Fumier
- Valentin Gautier/The Scarlet Pimpernel Meets Madame Guillotine (1999) - Fumier
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) - Fumier
1998
Invasion Earth (TV Mini Series) as
Wg. Cdr. Friday
- The Fall of Man (1998) - Wg. Cdr. Friday (as Chris Fairbank)
- Only the Dead (1998) - Wg. Cdr. Friday (as Chris Fairbank)
- The Fourth Dimension (1998) - Wg. Cdr. Friday (as Chris Fairbank)
- The Last War (1998) - Wg. Cdr. Friday (as Chris Fairbank)
1997
Underworld (TV Mini Series) as
Haynesie
- Episode #1.6 (1997) - Haynesie
- Episode #1.5 (1997) - Haynesie
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - Haynesie
- Episode #1.3 (1997) - Haynesie
- Episode #1.2 (1997) - Haynesie
1997
Wokenwell (TV Series) as
Stew Saunter
- Episode #1.5 (1997) - Stew Saunter
1997
The Fifth Element as
Mactilburgh
1997
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
Chris Palmer
- Friends Like These: Part 2 (1997) - Chris Palmer
- Friends Like These: Part 1 (1997) - Chris Palmer
1997
True Tilda (TV Series) as
Gavel
1996
Crocodile Shoes II (TV Mini Series) as
Alan Clarke
- Boom (1996) - Alan Clarke
- Answered Prayers (1996) - Alan Clarke
- Still I Dream (1996) - Alan Clarke
- Troubled Man (1996) - Alan Clarke
- Country Boy (1996) - Alan Clarke
1996
Into the Fire (TV Mini Series) as
Joyce
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - Joyce
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Joyce
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Joyce
1995
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
George Daley
- The Way Through the Woods (1995) - George Daley (as Chris Fairbank)
1994
Space Precinct (TV Series) as
Burl Flak / Breon
- Hate Street (1995) - Burl Flak
- Welcome to Demeter City (1994) - Breon
1994
Crocodile Shoes (TV Mini Series) as
Alan Clarke
- The End (1994) - Alan Clarke
- The Call (1994) - Alan Clarke
- The Truth (1994) - Alan Clarke
1994
Finney (TV Series) as
Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.6 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.5 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.4 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.2 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - Bobo Jnr.
1994
Lovejoy (TV Series) as
Foxy Norris
- Day of Reckoning (1994) - Foxy Norris
1994
A Pinch of Snuff (TV Mini Series) as
Sgt Wield
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Sgt Wield
- Episode #1.2 (1994) - Sgt Wield
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - Sgt Wield
1994
Royce (TV Movie) as
Kupchak
1993
Prime Suspect 3 (TV Mini Series) as
Chief Insp. David Lyall
- Keeper of Souls: Part 2 (1993) - Chief Insp. David Lyall (as Chris Fairbank)
1993
Sweating Bullets (TV Series) as
Patrick
- Deal of a Lifetime (1993) - Patrick
1993
Stay Lucky (TV Series) as
Leech
- Down to Earth (1993) - Leech
1992
Framed (TV Mini Series) as
Sydney Jefferson
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Sydney Jefferson
1992
Alien³ as
Thomas Murphy (as Chris Fairbank)
1992
Spender (TV Series) as
Joe Phelan
- Fly by Night (1992) - Joe Phelan
1990
Hamlet as
Player Queen
1990
Hands of a Murderer (TV Movie) as
Jeremy Stubb
1990
White Hunter Black Heart as
Tom Harrison, Art Director
1989
The Bill (TV Series) as
Charles
- Grace of God (1989) - Charles
1989
Batman as
Nic
1989
Venus Peter as
Blind Man (as Christopher Fairbanks)
1988
South of the Border (TV Series) as
Dennis
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Dennis
1988
Hanna's War as
Ruven
1988
Rockliffe's Babies (TV Series) as
Dover
- Easy Meat (1988) - Dover
1987
Casualty (TV Series) as
Gerald Bryant
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff (1987) - Gerald Bryant
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (TV Mini Series) as
Horst Berger
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Horst Berger
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Horst Berger
1987
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Sydney Sterrat
- Root and Branch (1987) - Sydney Sterrat
1985
Plenty as
Spencer
1985
Murder with Mirrors (TV Movie) as
Sergeant Lake
1982
Sapphire & Steel (TV Series) as
Johnny Jack
- Assignment Six: Part 4 (1982) - Johnny Jack (as Chris Fairbank)
- Assignment Six: Part 3 (1982) - Johnny Jack
- Assignment Six: Part 2 (1982) - Johnny Jack (uncredited)
- Assignment Six: Part 1 (1982) - Johnny Jack (uncredited)
1980
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jerry / Billy
- How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982) - Jerry
- Games Without Frontiers (1980) - Billy
1981
Going Out (TV Series) as
First Policeman
- Fourth Week (1981) - First Policeman (as Chris Fairbank)
1981
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Ginger
- Episode #1.2145 (1981) - Ginger
- Episode #1.2144 (1981) - Ginger
- Episode #1.2127 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank, credit only)
- Episode #1.2126 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2125 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2124 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2123 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2122 (1981) - Ginger (as Chris Fairbank)
1980
Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn (TV Series) as
Tom Corder
- Episode #1.3 (1980) - Tom Corder (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Tom Corder (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.1 (1980) - Tom Corder (as Chris Fairbank)
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV Movie) as
Man filling in ditch (uncredited)
1980
Cry Wolf (Short) as
Sergeant
1980
The Awakening as
Porter
1980
Noah's Castle (TV Series) as
Cliff
- Conclusions (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Fairbank)
- Pressure (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Fairbank)
- Discoveries and Theats (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Fairbank)
- Spies (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Fairbank)
- Unwelcome Visitors (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Faibank)
- The Castle (1980) - Cliff (as Chris Fairbank)
1979
The Old Curiosity Shop (TV Mini Series) as
Kit Nubbles
- Episode #1.9 (1980) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.8 (1980) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.6 (1980) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.5 (1980) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.2 (1979) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
- Episode #1.1 (1979) - Kit Nubbles (as Chris Fairbank)
1979
The Professionals (TV Series) as
Billy
- The Purging of CI5 (1979) - Billy (as Chris Fairbank)
1979
Agatha as
Luland (as Chris Fairbank)
1978
Plain Murder (TV Movie) as
Oldroyd
1978
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Man at Bus Stop
- A Woman's Place (1978) - Man at Bus Stop
Soundtrack
2023
The Little Mermaid (performer: "Fathoms Below")
1992
Alien³ (performer: "IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)")
Self
2017
Distraction Pieces Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Christopher Fairbank (Part 2) - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #155 (2017) - Self - Guest
- Christopher Fairbank (Part 1) - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #155 (2017) - Self - Guest
2014
Sunday for Sammy as
Self
2013
Back with the Boys Again - Auf Wiedersehen Pet 30th Anniversary Reunion (Video) as
Self
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2005
Drama Connections (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2005) - Self (as Chris Fairbank)
2002
Richard & Judy (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 10 May 2002 (2002) - Self
1978
Television Club (TV Series) as
Self - Presenter
- Danger! (1978) - Self - Presenter (as Chris Fairbank)
Archive Footage
2020
Console Wars (Documentary) as
Nic
2013
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Murphy
- Alien³ (2013) - Murphy
2008
A Taste of My Life (TV Series documentary) as
Albert Moxey
- Timothy Spall (2008) - Albert Moxey (uncredited)
References
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