Hugh LaurieHugh Laurie finds it more difficult than he thought to keep up his American accent while filming TV series House - and he complains that much it annoys his castmates.

He complained recently: “I haven’t identified a single word that is pronounced the same in America as it is in England.”

“And having to constantly listen to yourself and check your accent makes it harder to immerse yourself in the scene.”

“It’s as if you’re playing left-handed. Or like everyone else is playing with a tennis racket and you have a salmon. I moan about it a lot”.