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Douglas Is Cancelled review: A chilling tale of our woke times as Hugh Bonneville's gag leaves his life in ruins, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Writer Stephen Moffat deftly maintains a balance between comedy and social satire with a rapid-fire script that springs a series of surprises.
Hugh Bonneville is a limited actor but his amiably aggrieved persona is ideal for Douglas, a blend of Downton's Lord Grantham and Paddington's Mr Brown, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS Writer Stephen Moffat, best known for Sherlock and Doctor Who, deftly maintains a balance between comedy and social satire in Douglas Is Cancelled (ITV), with a rapid-fire script that springs a series of surprises on us as well as its hapless hero. Douglas has Edwards's sort of gravitas, appropriate for state occasions and ominous bulletins: 'As far as viewers are concerned,' his producer tells him, 'your voice is what makes people dead.'
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