Vicious
Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) are an old gay couple who have been together for nearly fifty years. Their lives now revolve around entertaining their frequent guests and hurling insults at each other at every opportunity.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Derek Jacobi , Ian McKellen , Frances de la Tour , Iwan Rheon , Marcia Warren , Philip Voss , Alexandra Roach , Georgia King , Christopher Villiers , Hazel Douglas , Jonathan Readwin , Sam Swann , Celia Imrie , Samuel Barnett , Jack Ashton , Joan Linder , Eileen Atkins , Joshua Miles
S2.E1 ∙ Sister
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.
S2.E2 ∙ Gym
Freddie and Stuart join Ash at his gym, where a young fitness instructor persuades the pair to sign up for an expensive membership.
S2.E3 ∙ Ballroom
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.
S2.E4 ∙ Stag Do
Violet and Ash consider dating new people. Freddie feels under pressure from Stuart to land a major new acting role.
S2.E5 ∙ Flatmates
After Freddie and Stuart have a falling out, Stuart moves in with Ash and Violet moves in with Freddie.
S2.E6 ∙ Wedding
The wedding day brings the whole group together but as always, it doesn't go to plan.
S2.E7 ∙ The Finale
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...
