Staged - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Staged. Image shows left to right: Michael (Michael Sheen), Anna (Anna Lundberg), David (David Tennant), Georgia (Georgia Tennant)

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2020 - 2022

Channels

BBC One, BritBox

Episodes

20 (3 series), plus 1 Behind-the-scenes special

Creators

Simon Evans and Phin Glynn

Stars

David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Simon Evans, Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton

Writer

Simon Evans

Director

Simon Evans

Producers

Phin Glynn, Victor Glynn, Georgia Tennant, David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Axel Kuschevatzky, Cindy Teperman, Geoff Iles and more

Companies

David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of Six Characters In Search Of An Author in the West End.

The pandemic has put paid to that, but their director (Simon Evans - also playing himself) is determined not to let the opportunity pass him by. He knows how big a chance this is for him and turns his attention to cajoling his stars into rehearsing over the internet.

All they need to do is read the first scene, but throughout the series they come up against a multitude of oppositional forces: distraction, boredom, home-schooling and their own egos.

Absurd and humorous in equal measure, Staged takes on the challenges of creating a drama in lockdown, on stage and off, with a line-up including their partners Georgia Tennant and Anna Lundberg.

Catch-up

Additional details

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Production

Location

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Wednesday 10th June 2020 at 10:45pm on BBC One

Most recent repeats

View all 22 repeats