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Nigel Hawthorne was a revered actor of stage and screen, whose dignified presence elevated any project. Before his passing in 2001, he appeared in numerous Royal Shakespeare Company productions, and became a household name in the UK for his roles in popular BBC series "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister." The winner of six BAFTA awards, Hawthorne crafted a career as a respected character actor, performing on Broadway and appearing in acclaimed projects from Steven Spielberg's "Amistad" to the Ian McKellan-led "Richard III." He also did "Demolition Man."

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Chinese streaming platform, and Alibaba subsidiary, Youku will exponentially increase its catalog of British scripted series thanks to a new licensing deal it has signed with BBC Studios.

Building on the two companies’ existing licensing partnership, this newly announced content deal offers the Middle Kingdom platform an additional 80 hours of BBC Studios dramas.

Partners with BBC Studios for more than a decade, Youku will now add HD versions of comedies like “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister,” and recent dramas like “Luther,” “Sandition,” and “Good Omens” to a platform that already offers its users more than 350 hours of BBC Studios content.

Due to hit the service this month, the new titles include all four season of “Sherlock” and the full 28-season catalog of “Doctor Who,” which the streamer will hold in exclusivity in the Chinese market.

“The content produced and distributed by BBC Studios has always been the unrivalled representative of British creativity,...