Staged
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BritBox
- 2020 - 2022
- 20 episodes (3 series)
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as stage actors furloughed by covid-19. Also features Simon Evans, Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton.
Key details
- 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
- Also known as
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- Back Staged (Series 3)
- 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
-
- Thursday 29th June 2023 at 12:00am on BBC1 Wales - Documentary
- Wednesday 28th June 2023 at 11:35pm on BBC1 Wales - Series 3, Episode 6
- Wednesday 28th June 2023 at 11:25pm on BBC1 - Documentary