Hugh Grant may have turned to villainy in his latest role in Heretic, but he will always be one of the biggest rom-com heartthrobs of the '90s.
As the actor prepares his return as the charming womaniser Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy next year, another of Grant's legendary romantic comedies is airing on TV tonight.
Four Weddings and a Funeral airs on BBC One at 10.40pm this evening (Friday, November 15).
Don't worry if you miss it, though — the movie will be available to watch afterwards on BBC iPlayer. It's also available to rent or buy on Amazon, iTunes and other digital retailers.
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Directed by Mike Newell and written by Richard Curtis, the movie follows the lives of a group of friends as they attend four weddings and one funeral together.
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The story focuses on Grant's Charles, who has been very unlucky in love matters so far. However, everything seems to change when he meets a beautiful American named Carrie (played by Andie MacDowell) at a wedding, and falls instantly in love.
Although their timing seems to always be off, destiny seems to be on their side as they keep crossing paths in different celebrations and realising they might be meant for each other.
The all-star cast also includes Kristin Scott Thomas, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, David Bower, Corin Redgrave and Rowan Atkinson.
Released in 1994, Four Weddings and a Funeral would become the first in Hugh Grant's legacy of fan-favourite romantic comedies, including Notting Hill and Love Actually.
After briefly stopping in the horror genre with Heretic, the English actor is ready to go back to the Bridget Jones saga with a fourth instalment, which just released a first trailer.
Grant recently revealed that the plot for the new film is quite "sad", as it's based on author Helen Fielding's real-life tragedy.
"She had a sad story," he said whilst appearing on The Graham Norton Show. "She got married to an American screenwriter, she had children and then he died."
So she made it into a Bridget Jones book. And as well as being extremely funny, it's very, very sad."
Four Weddings and a Funeral airs on BBC One at 10.40pm tonight (Friday, November 15).
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