Douglas Is Cancelled is a 2024 British comedy-drama television miniseries created and written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ben Palmer and starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan and Alex Kingston. It first aired from 27 June 2024 on ITV1, with all four episodes made available on ITVX at the same time.[1]
| Douglas Is Cancelled | |
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Steven Moffat |
| Written by | Steven Moffat |
| Directed by | Ben Palmer |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Lawrence Till |
| Running time | 40-45 minutes |
| Production company | Hartswood Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Release | 27 June 2024 |
Synopsis
editDouglas Bellowes (Bonneville) is a widely respected middle news anchor with a co-anchor Madeline (Gillan) and newspaper editor wife Sheila (Kingston), when he makes an ill-advised joke at a wedding and is faced with cancel culture.[2]
Cast
edit- Hugh Bonneville as Douglas Bellowes, lead presenter for Live at Six news.
- Karen Gillan as Madeline Crow, Douglas’s co-presenter.
- Alex Kingston as Sheila, Douglas’s wife and newspaper editor.
- Nick Mohammed as Morgan, a comedy writer working for Live at Six.
- Simon Russell Beale as Bently, Douglas’s agent
- Ben Miles as Toby, Douglas’s producer.
- Madeleine Power as Claudia, Douglas’s daughter and political activist.
- Joe Wilkinson as Tom, Toby’s driver.
Production
editIt is written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ben Palmer, and produced by Hartswood Films in association with SkyShowtime and BBC Studios Distribution. Moffat also serves as executive producer alongside his wife Sue Vertue, with Lawrence Till as producer. Moffat described writing the script “in secret”.[3][4]
Filming
editProduction started on the four-part series in London in November 2023.[5]
Casting
editIn November 2023, Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston, Ben Miles, Simon Russell Beale, and Nick Mohammed were confirmed in the cast.[6]
Broadcast
editCritical reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 10 reviews are positive for the miniseries, and the average rating is 6.8/10.[9]
References
edit- ^ Cooke, Rachel (26 June 2024). "Douglas Is Cancelled: finally, a funny cancel culture comedy". New Statesman. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (17 November 2023). "Hugh Bonneville & Karen Gillan lead ITVX comedy from Steven Moffat". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (17 November 2023). "Karen Gillan, Hugh Bonneville to Star in New Cancel Culture Dramedy From Steven Moffat (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Hugh Bonneville to star in new comedy-drama about cancel culture". Chortle. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Mensah, Katelyn (17 November 2023). "Doctor Who's Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston reunite for Steven Moffat series". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Lewis, George (17 November 2023). "Doctor Who boss's new show reveals cast including Ted Lasso star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Godfrey, Jake (17 November 2023). "Douglas Is Cancelled - Steven Moffat makes a return to television comedy". Film Stories. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (17 June 2024). "'And today's news is … I'm cancelled': Hugh Bonneville, Alex Kingston and Steven Moffat on their cancel comedy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Douglas is Cancelled: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
