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Red Nose Day Actually will be broadcast on March 24 in the UK_ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:42 AM UTCPublished: Mar 22, 2017 2:14 PM UTC by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:42 AM UTCPublished: Mar 22, 2017 2:14 PM UTC More than a decade after the original movie was released, [_Love Actually_ is back](http://time.com/4672013/love-actually-sequel-keira-knightley/). The 10-minute follow-up to Richard Curtis’ beloved Christmas classic will premiere March 24 during Britain’s Red Nose Day telethon, hence its name: [_Red Nose Day Actually_](http://www.rednoseday.com/fundraise/red-nose-day-actually). The short movie, which was also written by Curtis, revisits many of the romantic comedy’s best-loved characters to find out what they’re up to 14 years later. “I would never have dreamt of writing a sequel to _Love Actually,_ but I thought it might be fun to do 10 minutes to see what everyone is now up to,” Curtis told the [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/love-actually-reunion-red-nose-day-976356). “Who has aged best? — I guess that’s the big question.” Here’s everything you need to know about the _Love Actually_ reunion: **Why is it back?** The _Love Actually_ sketch is part of Red Nose Day—a British charity telethon that uses live comedy, music and sketches to raise money and awareness for Comic Relief, a charity that supports children living in poverty in the U.K. and Africa. The telethon, which was launched in 1988 and co-created by Curtis, takes place every two years. It often features a humorous revamp of a popular British or American television series—for example, a _Downton Abbey_ spoof called [_Uptown_ _Downstairs Abbey_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5dMlXentLw) starred Kim Cattrall in 2011, or a [special version of _Mr Bean_ in 2009.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb90tC5UpQw) This year’s Red Nose Day hosts include Lenny Henry, Warwick Davis and Miranda Hart—even [James Corden will play a role](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-14/take-that-join-james-corden-for-a-carpool-karaoke-red-nose-day-special). In 2013, the first ever U.S. Red Nose Day, a three-hour show live broadcast on NBC, featured a duet between Ed Sheeran and Kermit the Frog, Gwyneth Paltrow [stuck in a harness](http://people.com/tv/red-nose-day-gwyneth-paltrow-gets-stuck-hanging-in-the-air-in-live-special/) and a [_Game of Thrones_ musical](http://time.com/3889619/peter-dinklage-coldplay-game-thrones-musical/) written by Coldplay. **Will the original** **_Love Actually_** **cast make an appearance?** Yes. Many members of the [star-studded cast](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/fullcredits/) are returning, including [Rowan Atkinson](http://time.com/4023679/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-25th-anniversary/), Bill Nighy, [Andrew Lincoln](http://time.com/4544880/walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-rick-grimes-negan/), Colin Firth, [Keira Knightley](http://time.com/2940454/keira-knightley-love-actually/), [Liam Neeson](http://time.com/3399575/liam-neeson-movies-most-badass/) (who appears to be [wearing the same turtleneck](https://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/my-minds-made-up-by-the-way-that-i-feel) he wore in the original), Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Martine McCutcheon and [Hugh Grant](http://time.com/4448236/hugh-grant-meryl-streep-reddit-ama/). > [](https://twitter.com/emmafreud/status/832196418974646277) Even Joanna, the girl Thomas Brodie-Sangster chased to the airport, is back: > [](https://twitter.com/emmafreud/status/832161827761029120) **MORE** [See Love Actually Stars Then and Now](http://time.com/3644307/love-actually-stars-keira-knightley-colin-firth/) **Wait a second. Is Hugh Grant** **_still_** **the prime minister?** It looks like it, although we don’t know for sure. Photos posted on Twitter by script editor Emma Freud, who is Curtis’ wife, show Grant reprising his role as the [charismatic British politician](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBDEN5AFmWU) (who is often [compared to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau](http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/news/a20680/breaking-justin-treaud/)) as he stands in front of a crowd at what looks like a press conference. > [](https://twitter.com/emmafreud/status/838383858559172609) Freud confirmed in a tweet that Grant is still with his original love interest Natalie, played by Martine McCutcheon. “Our pm is still married. And she’s still lovely,” Freud wrote. And, for fans of Grant’s [iconic dancing scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ooDdKBykc) in the original, McCutcheon revealed in a recent interview that the star will be busting some moves once again. “Yes \[he will be dancing again\] and he was dreading it,” McCutcheon told [_TV Times_](http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/martine-mccutcheon-excited-work-hugh-grant-red-nose-day-actually-459795/). “But what is so lovely is that he is so good but he always gets so nervous about everything because he wants it to be perfect. He knows that people deserve his best.” **Is anyone not returning?** Tragically, [Alan Rickman,](http://time.com/4180354/alan-rickman-dead/) who played Emma Thompson’s unfaithful husband Harry, passed away last year after battling cancer. Thompson, his onscreen wife and offscreen close friend, is not going make an appearance in the reunion because it’s “too soon.” “Richard \[Curtis, the writer\] wrote to me and said ‘darling we can’t write anything for you because of Alan’ and I said ‘no of course, it would be sad, too sad’,” Thompson told the [BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39075711). “It’s too soon. It’s absolutely right because it’s supposed to be for Comic Relief but there isn’t much comic relief in the loss of our dear friend really, only just over a year ago,” she added. The lovable Colin Frissell (Kris Marshall) is also sadly absent from the revival. Why? “I’m assuming that he’s in prison now,” Curtis told the [_Radio Times_](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-13/kris-marshalls-colin-isnt-in-the-love-actually-sequel-but-richard-curtis-has-revealed-what-happened-to-him) in an interview. **Is Andrew Lincoln’s character still obsessed with Keira Knightley?** Unclear. But it’s unlikely he managed to make it work with the girl of his dreams, as [pictures from the set](http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/09/love-actually-sequel-photos-andrew-lincoln-keira-knightley/) show Keira Knightley (who played Juliet) happily hanging out with her onscreen husband Peter, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Lincoln recreated his iconic _Love Actually_‘s scene for a 19-second, now-viral teaser for the reunion. The footage shows Lincoln using cue cards to announce _Red Nose Day Actually_ in the same way he confessed his love for Knightley’s character in the original movie. The trope of using cue cards to make an announcement à la _Love Actually_ has been spoofed by _SNL_ a couple of times over the years, from [Pete Davidson confessing his love to Amy Adams in 2014](http://time.com/3644715/snl-love-actually-spoof-sketch/) to last Christmas’ now-viral sketch where Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton [tries to woo a member of the electoral college](http://ew.com/article/2016/12/18/snl-love-actually-spoof-hillary-clinton/) at the last minute. MORE [This Honest Trailer for _Love Actually_ Points Out How Creepy the Film’s Plot Actually Is](http://time.com/3611672/love-actually-honest-trailer/) **When can I watch it?** The _Love Actually_ reunion will be broadcast on the U.K.’s BBC One on March 24, but if you’re not in the country it will undoubtedly find its way online shortly afterward. It will also be broadcast on NBC as part of Red Nose Day U.S. on May 25 this year. 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