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Matthew Waterhouse
Played by David Walliams
Matthew Waterhouse is a Little Britain inventor and would-be ideas man played by David Walliams. Wearing a sun-visor cap, he bursts into offices uninvited and pitches a stream of absurd ideas, refusing to take no for an answer. His name is…
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Matthew Waterhouse is a Little Britain inventor and would-be ideas man played by David Walliams. Wearing a sun-visor cap, he bursts into offices uninvited and pitches a stream of absurd ideas, refusing to take no for an answer. His name is a nod to the actor who played Adric in Doctor Who.
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