CHRIS McCausland has teamed up with Lee Mack for a brand new Christmas TV special.
The comedian, who is currently in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom, will star in Bad Tidings with Lee, 56.
Chris McCausland teams up with Lee Mack for a new Christmas special[/caption]
A Sky original comedy, the festive show will see two feuding neighbours become unlikely heroes.
Chris, 47, and Lee’s characters will save their street in Stockport from notorious criminals, just in time for Christmas.
Production on the special has ended and will air on both Sky and streaming service NOW over the holidays.
Also in the cast are Rebekah Staton, Sarah Alexander, Ben Crompton, Emily Coates, Josiah Eloi, Millie Kiss, Tupele Dorgu, Sunil Patel, Susan Kyd and Donna Preston.
A teaser for the special reads: “It’s the week before Christmas and Stockport home security expert, Neil (Lee Mack) has a problem with his neighbour. Scott (Chris McCausland) swaps their bins, complains about Neil’s ‘project’ car on his drive and has had his Christmas lights up all year, shining into Neil’s home office. Basically, he’s a git. He’s also blind, and the rest of the street think he’s great.
“When they try to make Scott the new head of Neighbourhood Watch, Neil can stand it no more. He questions Scott’s suitability for the role (“It’s Neighbourhood Watch!”) and, in the tit for tat row which ensues, Neil ends up blowing the power. For the whole street. On Christmas Eve.
“Everyone, including Neil’s wife and teenage daughter, is forced to take their Christmas plans elsewhere, leaving Neil and Scott alone and on guard.
“When infamous local crime family “The Brennans” decide to rob the entire street in one night (“It’s like Santa in reverse”), the odd couple must team up to stop them. They’ve got no lights, no cameras, no alarms, but one of them is blind, which might be an advantage…”
Meanwhile, Lee Mack will return to screens with brand new episodes of his game show The 1% Club.
In a schedule shakeup, ITV will air the once Saturday night programme across an entire week next month.
The new episodes will kick off on the 9th of December.
