TV tonight: Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan star in a juicy cancel culture drama
A newsreader cracks a dodgy joke and his life implodes in Steven Moffatβs new series. Plus: Paul Whitehouse on great TV sketch shows. Hereβs what to watch this evening
9pm, ITV1
A juicy swipe at cancel culture, which writer Steven Moffat swears isnβt based on real recent cases. The drama follows white, middle-aged, trusted national news anchor Douglas (Hugh Bonneville) whose career is about to go up in flames, thanks to a viral social media post about a sexist joke he made at a wedding. Things get worse when his younger, savvier co-host Madeline (Karen Gillan) reshares the post. With his boss (Ben Miles) telling him to be βbalanced, boring and blandβ and his newspaper editor wife (Alex Kingston) knowing how these things play out (βDelete these messages β I work with people who hack your phone!β), can Douglas avoid being cancelled? Hollie Richardson
Β© Photograph: Sally Mais/ITV
Β© Photograph: Sally Mais/ITV