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All-time best/worst accents from TV or film

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Dawsonforehead · 15/11/2018 16:04

Best: Harry (Billy Crystal) in when Harry met Sally

Worst: Daphne from Frasier

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Runnynosehunny · 17/11/2018 17:50

I know Dick Van Dyke's accent was awful in Mary Poppins, but after all these years its sort of become part of the film's charm for me. I'll see MP 2 just for his cameo.

MrsEricBana · 17/11/2018 18:03

Good = Ruth Wilson in the Affair
Bad = Ann Hathaway in One Day
Horrific = Dick Van Dyke in MP

MrsEricBana · 17/11/2018 18:04

Yes agree - Dick VD (erm) is so bad he's good

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Sidge · 17/11/2018 18:29

Best - Jodie Comer in Killing Eve - she did RP English, Russian, French and others I think.

Apparently her Russian accent was very good for a Brit.

FoodGloriousFud · 17/11/2018 21:04

Kevin McKidd in Grey's... No hint at all of his strong Scottish accent.

animaginativeusername · 17/11/2018 21:16

Best - anything by Jeremy Irons, is just brilliant.

Worst - ofcourse Dick Van Dyke, but it was so bad it didn't seem that awful. Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: prince of thieves is the worst for me (that comes to mind).

YouBetterWORK · 17/11/2018 21:39

I think a lot of ones I think of have already been mentioned, a couple I thought of as Lord of the Rings was on telly recently...Elijah Wood and Sean Astin. Both really good.

Redyoyo · 17/11/2018 22:11

Gerard Butler has the worst fake accent ever, you're not american man you're fae Paisley!!

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