Hugh Bonneville appeared in the ITV period drama "Downton Abbey", as Robert, Earl of Grantham. In early 2010, he appeared in the comedy film "Burke and Hare". In 2011 and 2012, he starred as Ian Fletcher in the award-winning BBC comedy series "Twenty Twelve", and reprised the role in the 2014 BBC comedy series "W1A". In December 2012, he appeared on BBC Two with co-star Jessica Hynes in "World's Most Dangerous Roads", travelling through Georgia. He also appeared in the much-delayed film "Hippie Hippie Shake" with Cillian Murphy and Sienna Miller. From 2011 until 2014, Bonneville was the narrator of the Channel
BBC Four Four's HD output was broadcast on the BBC HD channel before its closure on 26 March 2013. In 2017 BBC Four HD along with CBBC HD and Cbeebies HD launched in Ireland. The first evening's BBC Four programmes were simulcast on BBC Two. BBC Four is notable for first showing Larry David's "Seinfeld" follow-up, "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Armando Iannucci's cutting political satire, "The Thick of It", "The Chaser's War on Everything", "Flight of the Conchords", "Mad Men" and Danish thriller "The Killing". The channel broadcasts a mixture of art and science documentaries, vintage drama (including many rare black-and-white programmes), and