Vicious (TV series)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Mark Ravenhill Gary Janetti |
| Written by | Gary Janetti |
| Directed by | Ed Bye |
| Starring |
Derek Jacobi Ian McKellen Frances de la Tour Iwan Rheon Marcia Warren Philip Voss |
| Opening theme | "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Communards |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 + 1 Christmas special + 1 Final special |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jane Featherstone Gary Janetti |
| Producer(s) | Gary Reich |
| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Editor(s) | Chris Wadsworth Mark Wybourne |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Brown Eyed Boy and Kudos Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 29 April 2013 – 16 December 2016 |
Vicious is a British television sitcom shown on ITV. The series stars Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as Freddie and Stuart, an elderly gay couple who have been together for 50 years but endure a love/hate relationship. The series premiered on 29 April 2013 with 5.78 million viewers.
On 14 May 2016, McKellen and Jacobi appeared as Freddie and Stuart during the Eurovision Song Contest where they are seen watching the contest.
In 2016, the show was cancelled by ITV and a finale special aired on 16 December 2016.
Vicious is set around the lives of ageing partners Freddie and Stuart, two men who have lived together in their Covent Garden flat for 48 years. Freddie was a struggling actor and Stuart worked in a bar when they first met, but their careers are over and their lives now consist of entertaining their frequent guests, making sure that their aged dog Balthazar is still breathing, and hurling antagonising comments towards each other.
A one-off special aired 19 June 2016 in the US. It will air on 16 December 2016 in the UK and will be the show's final episode.
Vicious premiered on 29 April 2013 and garnered 5.78 million viewers. The first series ended on 10 June 2013, and was released on DVD on 20 November 2013. On 23 August 2013, it was confirmed that Vicious had been renewed for a second series, which began airing on 1 June 2015 and concluded on 6 July 2015.
Starting in late June 2014, the first series began airing in the United States on various PBS stations.
It was confirmed in December 2015 that the series would be ending in 2016 with a Final Special. The special was filmed at The London Studios on the 22nd and 23 December 2015.
On June 19, 2016, the Finale Special was aired in the United States on PBS and six months later on 16 December 2016 in the UK.
Vicious was met with generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% "Fresh" rating based on ten reviews which are all from American critics in 2014.
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