Douglas Is Cancelled” will see Hugh Bonneville play a middle aged and widely-respected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline br Douglas lives a perfect life He enjoys his privileged status as national treasure and host of current affairs show Live at Six” while off-air he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper editor br But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s overheard making an ill-advised joke ” As a guest threatens to expose Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career With her 二 million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could throw Douglas a lifeline by posting in his defense … but will she