For creator Steven Moffat<\/a> (Doctor Who, Sherlock), it wasn\u2019t until the words \u201ccancel culture\u201d went viral that he found the name for the series.<\/p> \u201cAt the time I wrote this, I wouldn\u2019t have known the expression,\u201d Moffat told Variety<\/a>. \u201cObviously [once I did] I co-opted it straight into the title.\u201d<\/p>\n The four-part series follows Douglas as he attempts to salvage his personal and professional lives, alongside his internet savvy co-anchor, Madeline (Karen Gillan<\/a>), who has the chance save or end Douglas\u2019s career with her near eight million follows on Instagram.<\/p>\n Moffat continued: \u201cWhat\u2019s funny about this is you don\u2019t know what he [actually] said until the end. So you can make up your mind [along the way] whether he should be cancelled or not.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a heated topic and isn\u2019t it funny that everyone has exactly the same opinion, really? Everybody wants to cancel somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking of his role in the series, Bonneville told Variety once he read the script, he knew turning down the series wasn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t think of anyone who would, not when you\u2019ve got a character as well written, and drama as tantalising and as funny and as ultimately dark as this,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the cast are the likes of Ben Miles<\/a>, Alex Kingston<\/a>, Nick Mohammed<\/a> and Simon Russell Beale<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of cast that makes you terrified about stepping into the room,\u201d Moffat previously said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Karen](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/douglasiscancelleditv-db8346c.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"douglas_is_cancelled_itv\\"\/")
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