rating -- originally 15 in the UK, which was reduced to 12A on appeal; but R in America. Was that imposed because of the scene in which the King swears copiously? CF: What infuriates me is that in America violence is judged in context, whereas language is not. So with language there is an arithmetic that says: one fuck is a PG 13, two fucks is an R. They don't say: one bullet through one head is a PG 13, two bullets through more than two heads is an R. TH: In our film, the F-word is used in a therapeutic context. It is an extremely funny scene. I defy anyone to carry any long-term trauma as a result of seeing it. Colin, you seldom give interviews... CF: You are right. I wondered if this was because journalists tend to typecast you and Darcy continues to be a burden? CF: No -- what is interesting is that people want him to be. It is a myth people have been fascinated with from the moment I played the character. Darcy has never been a burden. They have manufactured it. They have said: "If he is so grumpy about Darcy, why would he go and do Bridget Jones ?" Because I'm not! Yet as an actor written up as a pin-up, you must sometimes feel similar to a reluctant royal. Doesn't it make you feel an affinity with the King? CF: I am not dismissing the truth of what you are observing