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  • Jun 10, 2020
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  • Jun 10, 2020
Staged

Summary During the COVID-19 lockdown, Michael Sheen and David Tennant (playing fictional versions of themselves) rehearse Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author while under quarantine in this six-part comedy written and directed by Simon Evans. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 10 Jun 2020]

Created By: Simon Evans, Phin Glynn

  • HULU
  • Jun 10, 2020
  • HULU
  • Jun 10, 2020
Staged
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jun 10, 2020
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary During the COVID-19 lockdown, Michael Sheen and David Tennant (playing fictional versions of themselves) rehearse Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author while under quarantine in this six-part comedy written and directed by Simon Evans. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 10 Jun 2020]

Created By: Simon Evans, Phin Glynn

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Episode 1 • Jun 10, 2020 • 15 m
Cachu Hwch
Two great actors were due to put on a play in the West End before the show was put on hiatus due to the pandemic. The director is worried that his big break is about to pass him by so tries to convince his doubtful cast to carry on online.
Episode 2 • Jun 10, 2020 • 15 m
Up to No Good
Episode 3 • Jun 17, 2020 • 15 m
Who the F#!k Is Michael Sheen?
An actor who was initially involved in the play, comes back to haunt the production. Georgia has sold her novel and tells Anna that she's due to be a birthing partner for her friend. Michael is blackmailed by his neighbour.
Episode 4 • Jun 17, 2020 • 15 m
Bara Brith
Michael and David are finding it hard to regain each other's trust, so the show's producer, Jo, steps in to try to repair the damage. Meanwhile, Michael gets drawn deeper into the situation with his neighbour.
Episode 5 • Jun 25, 2020 • 18 m
Ulysses
Simon brings in an old friend to try to convince David and Michael to put their faith in him. David has managed to stay afloat in Georgia's absence and has finished a draft of his screenplay.
Episode 6 • Jun 25, 2020 • 15 m
The Cookie Jar
Jo drafts in the voice of experience to get Michael and David in line. Georgia shares David's work without him knowing. Michael seeks resolution on what has happened to his neighbour.

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80
Dec 15, 2022
It's still frequently, reliably amusing, and the show's new Christmastime setting gives the whole endeavour a slight festive feel – something which will surely be to this season's benefit when it comes time for potential yearly re-watches.
By James Hibbs FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 16, 2020
Their egotistical tussle over whose name should go first on the poster ("But you were first in Good Omens," Tennant complained) was, you just know, close to the truth. It was the best lockdown show I've seen so far.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 16, 2020
The dialogue is playfully theatrical in its use of language – as you might expect, Sheen and Tennant wring every last soupcon of satisfaction from phrases like “meaty timbre” and “bacchanalian embarrassment”. It’s also enjoyably foul-mouthed. ... An eminently watchable portrait of two artists as petulant, egotistical children.
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60
Sep 16, 2020
It’s a light, charming offering.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 16, 2020
Tennant and Sheen have decent chemistry, playing friends who are itchily competitive. Tennant has the better deal, cast as the less pretentious one (he also, if appearances are not deceptive, has the better house). Forty minutes of this would have been excruciating. Even 15 feels too long, but I don’t know if that’s because lockdown has ruined my attention span or if the show is a bit too thespy for its own good.
By Anita Singh FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.6
80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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80% Positive
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