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

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Wake

Mon, Apr 29, 2013

Freddie and Stuart attend the funeral of their departed friend Clive, and make the acquaintance of their young neighbour Ash.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Cheat

Mon, May 6, 2013

Stuart gets a job in a store, but Freddie believes he is having an affair.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Audition

Mon, May 13, 2013

Freddie suggests Ash pursue acting and mentors him, only to get depressed when Ash immediately secures an acting role.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Clubbing

Mon, May 20, 2013

Ash invites Freddie, Stuart, Penelope and Mason to go clubbing.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Dinner Party

Mon, Jun 3, 2013

Freddie and Stuart invite Ash and his vegan girlfriend Chloe for dinner. But things take an unexpected turn.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Anniversary

Mon, Jun 10, 2013

Freddie and Stuart are having a party to celebrate their 49th anniversary. Ash accidentally invites Stuart's mother Mildred, who doesn't know her son is gay.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Christmas Special

Fri, Dec 27, 2013

Freddie and Stuart have invited the whole gang for a traditional Christmas dinner. But things start to heat up on the revelation of a secret.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Sister

Mon, Jun 1, 2015

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.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Gym

Mon, Jun 8, 2015

Freddie and Stuart join Ash at his gym, where a young fitness instructor persuades the pair to sign up for an expensive membership.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Ballroom

Mon, Jun 15, 2015

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.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Stag Do

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

Violet and Ash consider dating new people. Freddie feels under pressure from Stuart to land a major new acting role.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Flatmates

Mon, Jun 29, 2015

After Freddie and Stuart have a falling out, Stuart moves in with Ash and Violet moves in with Freddie.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Wedding

Mon, Jul 6, 2015

The wedding day brings the whole group together but as always, it doesn't go to plan.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Finale

Fri, Dec 16, 2016

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...