Shetland actress Amy Lennox is ready to star in a brand new BBC comedy collection alongside Love Truly actor Gregor Fisher and Contemporary Meat’s Greg McHugh. solely baby – And we are able to't watch for it.
The six-part collection follows solely baby and budding actor Richard (McHugh), who returns to the household dwelling in Scotland to look after his “getting old and willful” father Ken (Fisher).
Written by Bryce Hart (Nonetheless up, ten p.c) and directed by Al Campbell (Inside No. 9, code 404), the collection “options neighbourly feuds, home and inter-generational variations instructed via the comical father-son relationship of Richard and Ken”. Filming is at the moment underway on places in Glasgow and the North East of Scotland and can proceed into the summer time.
Amy, who performed Sally McCall in season 4 ShetlandChloe Goddard Holby Metropolis And Oliver is nominated, showing alongside Stuart Bowman (Rebus, guilt), Forbes Mason (The Crown, EastEnders), Claire Barrett (Truthful Metropolis, Sisters), Robin Lang (Guilt, Gold) and Paul Rattray (Jamestown, Sport of Thrones,
The synopsis reads: “Richard's long-overdue go to to the just lately widowed Ken makes him notice that his father might have a bit extra full-time assist. After all, Ken received't agree, however that assertion is true of just about every little thing.
“An eccentric, strong-willed, anti-technology particular person, Ken is busy along with his work, leaving Richard nervous about his father's getting old,
Whereas Gregg is finest identified for enjoying Howard within the Channel 4 present recent meat and Hamish Osborne the seek for witches, Gregor has appeared in a number of comedy movies, together with Richard Curtis's Christmas hit love truly Music supervisor Joe.
Sharing his pleasure about starring alongside performing legend Gregor, Greg mentioned: “Should you would have instructed my youthful self graduating from drama college that in the future I’d be filming a father/son comedy alongside certainly one of my heroes Gregor Fisher, I wouldn’t have believed you. To be trustworthy, it nonetheless doesn’t really feel actual. Bryce Hart has written a stupendous present that is filled with laughs and has some very touching moments. I can't wait to get began!”
Gregor mentioned, “I'm so happy to be working with the younger McHugh on Solely Baby for the pricey outdated BBC.”
A launch date has not but been introduced. The collection will air on BBC One, BBC Scotland and iPlayer.