ITV releases trailer and first-look images for new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled

ITV releases trailer and first-look images for new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled

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Wednesday, 5th June 2024
Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan sit side by side in a news studio
Hugh Bonneville as Douglas and Karen Gillan as Madeline (credit: ITV)

ITV has released a trailer and first-look images for upcoming four-part comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled, starring Hugh Bonneville (Paddington) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3).

The eponymous Douglas (Bonneville) is an esteemed news presenter who finds himself in the middle of a social media storm after telling an off-colour joke at a wedding.

“It was sexist, not misogynist!” an exasperated Douglas insists in the trailer.

Though initially on good terms with co-anchor Madeline (Gillan), Douglas’s wife Sheila (Alex Kingston) warns him that his colleague isn’t always to be trusted.


Alex Kingston plays Sheila, Douglas’s wife (credit: ITV)

As Douglas continues to be the subject, rather than reader of the news, his relationship with Madeline starts to sour.

Hugh Bonneville talks with Madeleine Power, both of them smiling
Bonneville with Madeleine Power, who plays Douglas’s daughter (credit: ITV)

Rounding out the cast are Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Ben Miles (Andor) and Madeleine Power.

Nick Mohammed stands indoors, wearing large-framed glasses, looking annoyed
Nick Mohammed, through the looking glasses (credit: ITV)

The show is written and created by Steven Moffat, best known for his tenure as the showrunner on Doctor Who. He recently returned to pen an episode of the latest series – helmed by Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) as the 15th Doctor – entitled Boom.

Simon Russell Beale sits in a restaurant, wearing a suit and looking serious
Simon Russell Beale rounds out the cast (credit: ITV)

Douglas Is Cancelled will air later in June on ITV1 and ITVX.

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ITV has released a trailer and first-look images for upcoming four-part comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled, starring Hugh Bonneville (Paddington) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3).