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Vicious | |
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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" performed by The Communards |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 + 1 Christmas special + 1 Final special |
No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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Executive producers | Jane Featherstone Gary Janetti |
Producer | Gary Reich |
Production location | The London Studios |
Editors | Chris Wadsworth Mark Wybourne |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production companies | Brown Eyed Boy Kudos Bartleby Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 29 April 2013 16 December 2016 | –
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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.[1][2] The series premiered on 29 April 2013[3] 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 December 2015, the show was cancelled by ITV and a finale special aired on 16 December 2016.