Douglas Is Cancelled will see Hugh Bonneville play a middle aged and widelyrespected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline Douglas lives a perfect life He enjoys his privileged status as national treasure and host of current affairs show Live at Six while offair he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper editor But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s overheard making an illadvised joke As a guest threatens to expose Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career With her 2 million social media followers, techsavvy coanchor Madeline could throw Douglas a lifeline by posting in his defense … but will she,
