David Hare
This image released by PBS shows Hugh Laurie as a heedless British politician beset by scandal in the four-episode series "Roadkill," premiering on MASTERPIECE, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 on PBS. (MASTERPIECE/PBS via AP)
Hugh Laurie goes for bumpy political ride in PBS' 'Roadkill'

By Lynn Elber Oct. 27, 2020 11:19 AM EDT

FILE -David Hare attends a special screening of "The White Crow" in New York on April 22, 2019. Hare, creator of the upcoming PBS political drama “Road Kill,” has written a monologue for the stage about his COVID-19 illness. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Writer David Hare turns his COVID-19 into a theater piece

By Lynn Elber Jul. 29, 2020 06:40 PM EDT