You do not get real foreign accents on prime time American television, the viewers would be bemused and look for subtitles. You get what Americans think are fo

You do not get real foreign accents on prime time American television, the viewers would be bemused and look for subtitles. You get what Americans think are foreign accents, i.e. lightly accented. The one exception is that Brits playing bad guys are allowed to use camp, pantomime villain accents. Alan Rickman has made his fame and fortune from this, a shame as he is rather a good actor. Hugh Grant sounds nothing like he does/did before that series started.