Douglas Bellowes is a widely respected television news anchor, whose life begins to unravel when he is accused on social media of making a sexist joke at a wedding.[2]
Cast
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 Bellowes, Douglas’s wife and a newspaper editor.
Nick Mohammed as Morgan, a comedy writer working for Live at Six.
The series was 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
Production started on the four-part series in London in November 2023.[5]
The entire series was available in the UK on ITVX from 27 June 2024, and was aired weekly on ITV1 from 27 June to 18 July 2024.[7][8] In Australia it is available to stream on ABC iview.
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, 62% of 13 reviews are positive for the miniseries, and the average rating is 6.7/10. The critics consensus on the website
states, "While this satire's scattershot aim at thorny topics doesn't hit every target, Hugh Bonneville's expertly hapless performance makes it a squirmy pleasure to watch."[9]
