Vicious
Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.
Worried that her wealthy sister Lillian will discover the truth about a few white lies she's told, Violet and her friends begin a plan to save her from humiliation.
Freddie and Stuart join Ash at his gym, where a young fitness instructor persuades the pair to sign up for an expensive membership.
The gang decides to join Ash and Jess at a ballroom dancing class while Ash decides to take his relationship with Jess to the next level.
Violet and Ash consider dating new people. Freddie feels under pressure from Stuart to land a major new acting role.
After Freddie and Stuart have a falling out, Stuart moves in with Ash and Violet moves in with Freddie.
The wedding day brings the whole group together but as always, it doesn't go to plan.
One year, one segment in each of the four seasons, is presented in the life of Freddie, Stuart and their friends. Spring. Freddie and Stuart are still in the flush of romantic newlywed love as husband and husband. They are also flush with money with Stuart having inherited his just deceased mother's estate, about which they don't want to tell their friends and with which they want to indulge themselves and only themselves. Violet and Ash could use their financial help as Violet's now ex-husband has absconded with all her money, and Ash is still having problems holding onto any job, all of those poor paying ones at that. But all these items usurp Mason's news about his open heart surgery about which no one seems to care. Summer. It's Freddie's birthday and he seems more interested in the card he received from the cast and crew of Downton Abbey (2010) than he is about the latest in the long line of Stuart's original and sentimental birthday gifts. Penelope makes an admission to Ash about an aspect of her life she thought was well hidden. And Violet makes a decision about her love life. Autumn. Ash has some bittersweet news about his life. The thought process in deciding what to do demonstrates how insecure he is as a person. Winter. It's the Christmas season and Freddie is preparing to star in a Christmas radio broadcast alongside Dame Eileen Atkins. While Penelope gets some unexpected comfort in expressing some fears, Freddie is still quietly reeling about Ash's "autumn" decision, that is until...
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Frances de la Tour | Violet Crosby |
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Ian McKellen | Freddie Thornhill |
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Derek Jacobi | Stuart Bixby |
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Philip Voss | Mason |
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Iwan Rheon | Ash Weston |
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Marcia Warren | Penelope |
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Alexandra Roach | Chloe |
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James Greene | Malcolm |
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Edmund Kente | Trevor |
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Nigel Pegram | Alistair |
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Philip Anthony | Rowan |
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George Layton | Andrew |
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Larrington Walker | Colin |
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Georgia King | Jess Foster |
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Celia Imrie | Lillian Haverfield-Wickham |
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Eileen Atkins | Rosemary |
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Luke Treadaway | Young Freddie |
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Frances Barber | Carlotta |
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Katrina Durden | Personal Trainer |
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Michael Cochrane | Jasper |
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Samuel Barnett | Young Stuart |
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Geoffrey McGivern | Antonio St. Alexis |
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Lily Frazer | Cake Shop Assistant |
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Anthony Edridge | Maître D' |
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Alwyne Taylor | Guest |
| Director | Ed Bye |
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| Ben Kellett |
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| Writer | Gary Janetti, Mark Ravenhill, James Lecesne | |
| Producer | Gary Janetti, Mark Ravenhill, Gary Reich, Martin Joyce | |
| Musician | Murray Gold | |
| Photography | Peter Edwards | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | PBS |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 08, 2015 |
| Regions | Region 1 |