Jacobi and McKellan to star in new sitcom "Vicious Old Queens"

Started by Brazen, October 31, 2012, 07:10:01 AM

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Brazen

October 31, 2012, 07:10:01 AM
Now there's a comedy for the twenty-teens!  :boff:

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/10/29/16414/itv_launches_vicious_old_queens_sitcom

QuoteITV launches Vicious Old Queens sitcom

Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi are set to star in a new ITV sitcom about an elderly gay couple.

Vicious Old Queens has been written by Gary Janetti, who previously worked on Will & Grace  :glare: and Family Guy  :yeah:.

The two veteran thespians will play the couple, who live together in London's Covent Garden.

A series of six half-hour episodes is being lined up for broadcast from April, according to the Star on Sunday.

Last week, Sir Ian – who previously appeared in Ricky Gervais's Extras, said that hiding his sexuality for years had been crucial in helping him perfect his acting skills.

This will not be the first time a mainstream gay sitcom has been tried in recent years. BBC One previously piloted the potential primetime show, George And Bernard Shaw, with Robert Lindsay and Richard Griffith playing a middle-aged gay couple. The comedy, which was never intended for broadcast, was written by John Finnemore, the creator of Radio 4's Cabin Pressure.

Syt

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October 31, 2012, 07:12:52 AM
 :lol:
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jimmy olsen

#2
October 31, 2012, 07:21:44 AM
It'll be like looking into Garbon's future!  :lol:
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Ed Anger

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October 31, 2012, 07:27:04 AM
All that needs is Brian Blessed.
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Eddie Teach

#4
October 31, 2012, 07:30:38 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 31, 2012, 07:21:44 AM
It'll be like looking into Garbon's future!  :lol:

Are they raising a surly teenager who wants to know who his real parents are?  :hmm:
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Martinus

#5
October 31, 2012, 07:43:59 AM
I just splurged.  :bowler:

CountDeMoney

#6
October 31, 2012, 07:46:38 AM
QuoteSir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi

Excellent picks. 

Next up:  Brian Cox and Ian Holm in Grumpy Old Fags: Where'd You Put My Teeth, Dammit

Valmy

#8
October 31, 2012, 09:55:17 AM
Emperor Claudius and Gandalf eh?

And it seems Brazen didn't care for Will & Grace.
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#9
October 31, 2012, 10:18:15 AM
ITV+comedy=it will definitely suck.

Hell. These days ITV=it will definitely suck.
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merithyn

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October 31, 2012, 10:27:22 AM
 :showoff:

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garbon

#11
October 31, 2012, 10:29:42 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 31, 2012, 07:21:44 AM
It'll be like looking into Garbon's future!  :lol:

When have you known me to be part of a couple? :unsure:
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October 31, 2012, 10:33:24 AM
Quote from: Tyr on October 31, 2012, 10:18:15 AM
ITV+comedy=it will definitely suck.

Hell. These days ITV=it will definitely suck.

I was thinking for a second how I couldn't believe those old guys would want to bother with the brutal grind that is a TV series but then I rememberd in Britain a years worth of shows is like six episodes.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Drakken

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October 31, 2012, 10:43:53 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 31, 2012, 07:27:04 AM
All that needs is Brian Blessed.

Add some Sian Phillips, Patrick Stewart, and John Hurt, and I'm sold.

Syt

#14
October 31, 2012, 11:12:17 AM
Patrick Stewart was a brilliant gay opera director on Frasier.
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