Derek Jacobi
- English
- Actor
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New dramedy that follows widower Alan Buttershaw (Derek Jacobi), who - after spending 60 years wondering just what happened to one-time teenage crush Celia Dawson (Anne Reid) - suddenly bumps into her on Facebook. Soon they're flirting clumsily like inept teens. Aside from the septuagenarian Sense and Sensibility, plenty is going on in the love lives of respective daughters Gillian and Caroline, suggesting dark secrets yet to be uncovered beyond this engaging opener.
The Guardian, 19th November 2012ITV order gay sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen
Vicious, a sitcom about an elderly gay couple living in London, has been commissioned by ITV - starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2012Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid to star in romantic comedy drama
Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid will play would-be childhood sweethearts who are reunited after 60 years in BBC comedy drama series Antony And Cleopatra.
British Comedy Guide, 12th January 2012A quirky and imaginative documentary-style comedy about that quintessentially English hobby, Morris dancing. The film centres on Derecq Twist, the leader of a Cornish dance group, who tries to pioneer a new form of dancing called Extreme Morris. But his modern ways ruffle the feathers of traditionalists. Derek Jacobi and Naomie Harris star.
The Telegraph, 18th December 2010