Just when you thought you'd seen Olivia Colman in everything, she's now signed up for a new Channel 4 sitcom.
The Broadchurch star will lead Flowers, a six-part dark comedy co-starring The Mighty Boosh's Julian Barratt, which was first filmed as a pilot last year.
Written and directed by Will Sharpe, Flowers is based around the eccentric Flowers family as children's books author Maurice (Barratt) and music teacher Deborah (Colman) struggle to maintain their wobbly marriage.
Maurice struggles to keep his dark secrets, while Deborah is convinced that he is having a gay affair with Japanese illustrator Shun (Sharpe).
Also living with the couple are Maurice's nutty mother Hattie (Leila Hoffman), and their 25-year-old twins Amy (Sophia di Martino) and Donald (Daniel Rigby), who are both competing for the same girl.
Writer Will Sharpe said: "I feel very lucky to be making this show with Kudos and Channel 4.
"They have been unfailingly supportive and have pushed me to make bold decisions on a show that seeks both to celebrate and to challenge the traditional sitcom format.
"This is a comedy about people who are struggling and the situations that can arise when you refuse to admit that there are problems. Our aim is not to make light of the darkness, but to find the light within it."
Flowers will air in 2016, with full broadcast dates still to be announced.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:28 pm