7.422 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestA celebration brings the whole group together but as always, it doesn't go to plan.
Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.
Acting
McKellen and Jacobi's decades-long friendship fuels every vicious syllable.
Writing
Mark Ravenhill's theatrical precision — every insult lands like a sonnet.
Creator
Mark Ravenhill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McKellen and Jacobi have been close friends since their RSC days in the 1960s. This was their first on-screen collaboration after nearly 50 years of friendship.
Vicious aired the same year the UK legalized same-sex marriage — a quietly radical moment for a mainstream sitcom about an elderly gay couple who'd been together since homosexuality was criminal.
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