Article: Interview: James Dreyfus - The phone call that destroyed my Hollywood dream; James Dreyfus was working on Bette Midler's US TV show when it was cancelled. Now he's back on Gimme Gimme Gimme. By Thomas Quinn.(Features)

Byline: Thomas Quinn

Leaning back on his sun lounger, the television and film star James Dreyfus took in the scene before him. His magnificent house high in the Hollywood Hills, the deep blue of the swimming pool, the indoor gym, a breathtaking view of Los Angeles and the wonderful weather.

It was exactly the kind of lifestyle his character Tom Farrell - the hopeless, aspiring actor in the BBC's surprise hit sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme - would go crazy for. Yet James, who has just turned 33, knew this personal paradise could all disappear with just one ...

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