Sunday night drama is moving to Saturday this week with BBC Two airing The Dresser, arguably one of the most heartwarming and brilliant dramas of the year.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Anthony Hopkins, the nearly two-hour long episode has been described as ‘wickedly funny and deeply moving’ so find out why you should tune in here…
So what’s it all about?
Set over the course of one night at a regional theatre during World War II, the air raid sirens keep wailing and the bombs keep falling and the audience are dropped straight in to the middle of the drama.
Anthony is playing Sir, an actor and manager who is about to tread the boards as King Lear for the final time, and Ian is Norman, his… Read the full story