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Martin Clunes Actor

DEFEATED BY RAMPARTS

Scattered showers of architectural criticism expected throughout the region.

Existence confidence provisional
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Martin Clunes inspects tomatoes at a farm stand in Vermont with a plaster on one finger, holding the produce at arm's length as though checking structural integrity and pointing out where the load-bearing would fail.
Location
Near the recycling centre outside Regensburg, in a converted castle keep with a sandcastle competition running year-round in the courtyard.
Currently
Judging sandcastles at the Regensburg Coastal Defence Championship, constantly pointing out where the turrets breach planning codes.
Last confirmed sighting
Tuesday, attempting to judge miniature fortifications while arguing with a seagull about load-bearing principles.
Observations
Has accidentally demolished three competition entries by leaning on them while explaining Victorian military architecture, each time insisting he was demonstrating proper structural failure.

Martin continues to assess sandcastle entries at the Regensburg Championship, though entries have become increasingly elaborate fortifications rather than leisure structures. The competition rules now specify no working portcullises, no functioning drawbridges, and absolutely no load-bearing claims. His judging notes are running to forty pages per entry.

We have attempted to rotate him to sandcastle categories without historical military significance. Attempts with abstract designs, fantasy themes and purely decorative work all failed; he identifies siege vulnerabilities in each one. Briefing him that judges should 'be supportive' had no effect; he began offering architectural consultation packages at premium rates.

He is currently redesigning the judging criteria to include a 'defensive merit' category, which has pleased nobody except the competitors building proper castellated walls. The seagull situation remains unresolved. He believes it is a structural inspector.

Guidance for the public

Sandcastle competitors should avoid any architectural feature Martin Clunes has seen in medieval documentaries.

Actual status (not satire) No death recorded as of 22 October 2026. Born 28 November 1961. Source: Wikidata

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