Time magazine chose him as a "European Hero" that year, saying he used "over-the-top humour to probe the serious social issues that leaders don't want to touch".
Not for the first time she was close, but no cigar – for James is merely a polymath manque, a man who wraps a veneer of learning in a well-turned phrase with a top layer of humour.
Unlike most western protagonists, he did not always come out on top, stressing, instead, the humour of the situations.
Hunter's otherworldly guru led a camp of women at the ironically named beauty spot Paradise, and often their scenes proved that there was a gallows humour inside Top of the Lake's dark heart.
"Viewers are well aware of the type of humour on Top Gear and this was very typical," the BBC said.
Verdict: Fact It's a mystery to me why such a blockheaded buffoon would be interested in the country's top universities, but I will humour you once more.
Topped off with a dark humour, Affordable Space Adventures is a unique and charming package and the perfect advert for Nintendo's machine.
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Topman said it had more than doubled its range of Christmas slogan tops because its customers were looking for humour.
