ITV has commissioned a four-part series about cancel culture, set in the world of television news, with an array of stars helming the cast.<\/p>\n
The show features Hugh Bonneville<\/a> as news presenter Douglas, and Karen Gillan as his savvy co-anchor Madeline.<\/p>\n The cast also includes Alex Kingston (A Discovery of Witches, Doctor Who), Ben Miles<\/a> (The Crown), Nick Mohammed<\/a> (Ted Lasso) and Simon Russell Beale<\/a> (Thor: Love and Thunder).<\/p>\n Steven Moffat, who wrote and will executive produce show, said: \u201cI just sat down and wrote this \u2013 didn\u2019t even tell anyone what I was doing.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd now it\u2019s all happening, thanks to the amazing Sue Vertue (renowned TV producer and, in a rare moment of weakness, my wife).<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t quite believe we\u2019ve managed to get the mighty Hugh Bonneville involved as Douglas and that we\u2019ve lured my old friend Karen Gillan back from Hollywood, to play Madeline.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cAnd like that\u2019s not enough, we\u2019ve got Ben Miles, Alex Kingston, Nick Mohammed and Simon Russell Beale. It\u2019s the kind of cast that makes you terrified about stepping into the room.\u201d<\/p> Gillan, who portrays Douglas\u2019s \u201csharper and savvier\u201d co-anchor Madeline, said of her role: \u201cTo torment a man, let alone a man named Douglas, for four episodes \u2013 armed with the writing of Steven Moffat \u2013 is a great privilege that I\u2019m going to enjoy every minute of.\u201d<\/p>\n Gillan and Kingston previously worked together on Doctor Who<\/a>, when Kingston reprised her role as Professor River Song, and appeared alongside Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi\u2019s Doctor.<\/p> ![\"Hugh](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/DOUGLAS-IS-CANCELLED-02-72b2ca6.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Hugh")
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