Man to Man with Dean Learner: more details

Channel 4's brand new scripted comedy series from the creators of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace starts on the 20th October at 11pm.

"Man to Man with Dean Learner", brings back Richard Ayoade's character Dean Learner (Garth's publisher/manager in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace), a nightclub owner, restaurateur, publisher and international playboy...

Learner hosts a series of exclusive, in-depth discussions with six of the most monumental names in the world of The Arts and Entertainment; towering figures of the industry whom, entirely coincidentally, he also represents.

Joining him will be: world-renowned horror writer Garth Marenghi; former Formula Five World Motor Racing Champion Steve Pising; Glynn Nimron, star of the long running sci-fi series Galacticops; legendary folk guitarist, Merriman Weir; Amir Chanan, astounding master of the psychic arts; and Randolph Caer, perhaps Britain's most underrated character actor. These fictional guests are all played by Matthew Holness.

Outside of Garth Marenghi, Richard Ayoade is also known for playing the character Moss, in Graham Linehan's sitcom The IT Crowd while Matthew Holness is recognisable as Simon, the IT nerd, in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's The Office.

A trailer for the series can be viewed by clicking here.