it's for Sky Atlantic, a ten-part series is comprised of 10 short films, all set in South London and linked by characters and locations.
in Bad Grandad, he'll play a retired tour manager who struggles to move on from his wild past.
Common People will air exclusively to Sky customers as part of Sky Atlantic HD's Comedy Mondays.
Common People will comprise ten 11-minute films, tenuously linked by the South London location and by some characters.
The films have been made by Baby Cow – producers of Ideal, Gavin & Stacey and Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters – and follow the success of Sky 1’s Little Crackers festive shorts.
Common People will air in January as part of Sky Atlantic’s Monday-night comedy strand.
Channel director Elaine Pyke said: ‘Comedy Mondays are proving to be a big hit with Sky Atlantic customers and I’m delighted to add Common People to our incredible comedy slate. Common People is a key show that will further build the channel’s unique voice.’
The shorts are:
BAD GRANDAD is written by Mark Warren and Fraser Steele, who have previously worked on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. It stars Charles Dance as a retired rock and roll tour manager who remains a ‘flamboyant, free spirited, party goer’. It also stars Amelia Bullmore as his rather uptight ballet teacher daughter Becky and Hugo Speer as her husband
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