Vicious

Series 1

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Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) are an old gay couple who have been together for nearly fifty years. Their lives now revolve around entertaining their frequent guests and hurling insults at each other at every opportunity.

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6 Episodes

  • Wake
    E1
    WakeFreddie and Stuart are hosting a wake to mark the passing of an old friend. As they are joined by their small circle of elderly chums, the couple manage to create a toe-curlingly awkward evening with very little food but plenty of insults. Their new young upstairs neighbour Ash - whose sexuality becomes a point of great debate - spends the evening attempting to be the perfect guest, while fending off the advances of Freddie and Stuart's best friend Violet.
  • Cheat
    E2
    CheatFreddie and Stuart go shopping for a new coat for Freddie's Dr Who fan club event. Meanwhile new neighbour Ash seeks advice from Violet and Penelope on winning back his ex-­girlfriend.
  • Audition
    E3
    AuditionFreddie has an important audition coming up whilst Ash frets over his own career direction. Freddie suggests that Ash pursues acting and teaches him the tricks of the trade. But, when Ash secures an acting role after just his first audition, Freddie is thrown into a state of depression. Meanwhile, Violet seeks advice from Freddie and Stuart on her sordid love affair with her Hungarian boyfriend.
  • Clubbing
    E4
    ClubbingAsh invites Freddie, Stuart, Penelope and Mason to go clubbing, which Freddie and Stuart turn into a popularity contest. Meanwhile, Violet arranges to go and visit her latest online suitor... even though he lives in Argentina.
  • Dinner Party
    E5
    Dinner PartyFreddie and Stuart invite Ash and his new girlfriend Chloe for dinner. Unfortunately the two older men find her extremely irritating as she is a tee-total vegan who is cloyingly over-affectionate to Ash. They are convinced that she is not right for Ash and even take time off from insulting each other to get her drunk and bring out the worst in her. Meanwhile Violet phones from Argentina,where she is literally tied up and is asking for help.
  • Anniversary
    E6
    AnniversaryIt's Freddie and Stuart's anniversary party and they're expecting a long awaited guest.

Cast of Series 1

  • Ian McKellenFreddie Thornhill
  • Derek JacobiStuart Bixby
  • Frances de la TourViolet Crosby
  • Iwan RheonAsh Weston
  • Marcia WarrenPenelope
  • Philip VossMason Thornhill
  • Ed ByeDirector
  • Gary JanettiWriter
  • Gary ReichProducer

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