There were 6 episodes and the series started broadcast on Wednesday 10th June 2020. Two episodes were shown from 10.45pm that evening. Staged featured the cast of a play who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt. The series followed the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals on track in lockdown. Absurd and humorous in equal measure, Staged takes on the challenges of creating a drama in lockdown, on stage and off, with a line-up including Lucy Eaton, Anna Lundberg and Georgia Tennant. The show will also included guest star Nina Sosanya. Charlotte Moore, Director BBC Content was quotes as saying: "It's vital that the BBC provides moments of light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are in sending themselves up." The Staged production team followed the latest government guidelines on Covid-19 to ensure that the series is made safely and responsibly using a combination of self-shooting and video conferencing technology in accordance with the latest protocols. Based on an original idea by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn, Staged was written and directed by Evans and was an Infinity Hill/GCB Films production for BBC One. David Tennant and Michael Sheen were also executive producers of Staged. The entire series was made available as a box set on BBC iPlayer after transmission of the first two episodes. Staged was shown by the streaming service Hulu in the US, ABC Comedy in Australia and Huanxi Media Group in China.
A third series of Staged was made available exclusively on BritBox in the UK from Thursday 24th November 2022.
A second series of Staged premiered on BBC One on Monday 4th January 2021. It premiered in the US on Hulu on Tuesday 16th March. A Staged script book was published on Thursday 16th September 2021.
A clip to promote Staged has been posted online:
Link to posts related to Staged on Blogger.com. (Usually with more detail.)
2023
The winners of the 2023 I Talk Telly Awards are announced at 10am this morning.
David Tennant, Good Omens and Staged nominated for the 2023 I Talk Telly Awards.
A clip of David Tennant discussing having to stop filming Around The World In 80 Days and how Staged happened during his panel at New York Comic Con today has been posted online. Updated 13/10
Staged Series Three is released today on DVD in the UK. Updated 24/7
Staged Series Three has its BBC television premiere at 10.40pm tonight on BBC One. Updated 14/6
Staged Series Three to be released on DVD on Monday 24th July.
The third series of Staged will have its BBC television premiere on Wednesday 14th June at 10.40pm on BBC One.
The BBC has announced Staged Series Three will be broadcast on BBC One.
Staged Season Three is released on BritBox in the US today. Updated 27/3
Staged Seasons One and Two are released on BritBox in the US today.
TellyVisions reports that Staged Seasons One and Two will be released on BritBox on Wednesday 1st March with Season Three set to premiere on Tuesday 28th March. Updated 23/2
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2022 David Tennant was interviewed for 15 minutes on Front Row on BBC Radio Four tonight about the drama Litvinenko. David's interview is at the start of the show. David was also asked about the play Good, Staged and Good Omens. Updated 12/12
A new interview with David Tennant by Times Radio about Litvinenko, Doctor Who, Good and Staged has been posted to YouTube. Updated 5/12
A video of David Tennant's full interview on BBC Breakfast to promote Staged Series Three has been posted to YouTube. Updated 1/12
David Tennant will be interviewed on BBC Breakfast on BBC One at 8.30am today.
The third series of Staged is released today in the UK on BritBox.
A third series of Staged will be available exclusively on BritBox in the UK from Thursday 24th November.
Staged Season Two has won the Gold Medal Comedy Award at the New York Festivals TV And Film Awards.
Unfortunately Staged didn't win the 2022 Broadcast Award for Best Lockdown Programme tonight as Surviving Covid won. Updated 10/2
The 2022 Broadcast Awards winners will be announced at a live event at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London tonight.
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December 2021 A New Year's message from the cast of Staged has been added to YouTube. Updated 31/12
Unfortunately The National Comedy Awards (which were due to take place at the Roundhouse tomorrow evening) has been postponed.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen won the Best Comedy Partnership Award for Staged at the 2021 I Talk Telly Awards.
Staged has been nominated for the Best Lockdown Programme Award in the shortlist of the 2022 Broadcast Awards.
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November 2021 The nominations for the 2021 I Talk Telly Awards have been announced. The nominations are chosen by the owner of that site. Staged has been nominated for the Best Returning Comedy Award. David Tennant and Michael Sheen are nominated for the Best Comedy Partnership Award. Voting link. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 8th December. Updated 14/11
Unfortunately neither Staged or Deadwater Fell won Televisual Bulldog Awards.
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October 2021 Staged and Deadwater Fell nominated for Televisual Bulldog Awards. Staged has been nominated for both the Comedy Award and the Editing Award. Deadwater Fell has been nominated for the Music Award. The awards are voted for by people who work in the UK television production community. On top of the 15 separate categories, the show that attains the most votes overall will win the Best In Show Award. The winners will be announced in the next issue of Televisual Magazine. Updated 23/10
David Tennant, Staged and There She Goes nominated in National Comedy Awards long list.
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September 2021 Completely Staged script book is published today. Updated 16/9
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August 2021 A photo of some of the Staged cast and crew including David Tennant has been posted online. Updated 1/8
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June 2021 Staged won the Scripted: Short Fiction Program Award at the Rockie Awards tonight. Unfortunately Des did not win the Scripted: Limited Series Award as I May Destroy You won. Updated 15/6
Unfortunately David, Staged and There She Goes did not make it through to the final stage of voting for the TV Choice Awards.
The winners of the Rockie Awards are announced today.
The Times (behind a paywall) has a new interview with David Tennant to promote the BAFTA awards tomorrow.
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May 2021 Unfortunately Staged did not win the Broadcast Award for Best Lockdown Programme - Entertainment, Comedy And Scripted Award as The Ranganation won. Updated 27/5
The winners of the Broadcast Awards 2021 will be revealed from 6.30pm tonight at a live virtual awards show.
David Tennant, Des, There She Goes and Staged nominated in TV Choice Awards longlist.
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April 2021 Staged and Des nominated for Broadcast and Rockie Awards. Staged has been nominated in the Broadcast Awards 2021 for the Best Lockdown Programme - Entertainment, Comedy And Scripted Award and in the Rockie Awards for the Scripted: Short Fiction Program Award. Des has been nominated in the Broadcast Awards for the Best Drama Series Or Serial Award and in the Rockie Awards for the Scripted: Limited Series Award. The winners of the Broadcast Awards 2021 will be revealed on Thursday 27th May and the 42nd Rockie Awards winners ceremony will be live streamed on YouTube on Tuesday 15th June at 3pm EST (8pm in the UK). Updated 15/4
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March 2021 The second series of Staged has its French premiere on Canal+ at 10.30pm. The whole series will be shown tonight. Updated 22/3
Photos of David Tennant on Comic Relief last night. Updated 20/3
The Staged clip from Comic Relief has been posted online. Updated 19/3
David Tennant to be a guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday 22nd March.
Tonight David Tennant co-hosts Comic Relief on BBC One.
Los Angeles Times has an interview with writer Simon Evans about Staged.
The second season of Staged has its US premiere today when it's released on Hulu. Updated 16/3
The first series of Staged has its French premiere on Canal+ tonight.
David Tennant won the Best Actor Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards which were announced via Twitter today.
The first trailer for Comic Relief (featuring a very brief clip of David Tennant and Michael Sheen from Staged) has been posted online. Updated 12/3
The first series of Staged has its Latin America premiere in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay at 11pm tonight (and at 12am in The Caribbean) on DirecTV. Updated 11/3
A photo of David Tennant and Michael Sheen in their costumes for the Comic Relief special episode of Staged (with Sir Lenny Henry) has been posted online. Updated 9/3
David Tennant's projects win three Radio Times 2021 Awards.
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February 2021 The Staged script book has now been fully funded. Updated 22/2
Staged script book to be published via crowd funding. Updated 18/2
David Tennant nominated for Best Actor Award for Des and Staged in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
US premiere dates announced for Final Space and Staged.
Series One and Two of Staged is released as a box-set in the UK today. Updated 15/2
Staged has won the Comedy.co.uk Award for Best New TV Sitcom 2020.
Des and Staged have been nominated for Radio Times Awards 2021.
David Tennant to co-host Comic Relief on Red Nose Day 2021 on Friday 19th March.
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January 2021 The second series of Staged concludes on BBC One tonight. The seventh and eighth episodes premiere starting at 9.25pm. The episodes are titled The Loo Recluse and Until They Get Home. Updated 25/1
The sixth episode of the second series of Staged premieres on BBC One.
The fifth episode of the second series of Staged premieres on BBC One tonight.
The covers have been revealed for the Staged Series One and Two box-set.
Des to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the US on Tuesday 16th March. Updated 12/1
The fourth episode of second series of Staged premieres on BBC One tonight.
Staged has been short-listed for the Comedy Awards 2020.
The third episode of second series of Staged premieres on BBC One.
A photo of David Tennant and Michael Sheen is on the cover of the Radio Times issue which is published today as Staged leads the look ahead to the magazine's 'most anticipated shows of the year.' Updated 5/1
Three David Tennant shows are nominated for Comedy Awards 2020.
The second episode of the second series of Staged premieres on BBC One tonight.
iPlayer link for all the episodes of Series Two of Staged.
The first episode of the second series of Staged premieres on BBC One at 9.45pm tonight.
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December 2020 Interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged Series Two. Updated 31/12
Chortle.co.uk has a new interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged. Updated 30/12
A photo of David Tennant and Michael Sheen will be on the cover of Radio Times next week (the issue published on Tuesday 5th January) for Staged.
TV Choice has a brief interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged which has been posted online.
Staged has won the Best Comedy Award in the TV Zone awards which were chosen by readers of that site. Updated 27/12
MP3s of David Tennant and Michael Sheen's interview on The Zoe Ball Show on BBC Radio Two today to promote Staged. Updated 24/12
Series One and Two of Staged to be released as a box-set on Monday 15th February. Updated 24/12
There's a new interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about the second series of Staged in the new issue of Empire Magazine which has been posted online. Updated 23/12
The first trailer for the second series of Staged has been posted online. Updated 18/12
TV Zone has a Best Of 2020 poll with nominees including David Tennant's projects Staged for Best Comedy Series and Des for Best Drama.
A new promo photo of David Tennant from the second series of Staged has been posted online. Updated 11/12
The start date for the second series of Staged has been announced: Monday 4th January 2021 on BBC One at 9.45pm.
David Tennant, Des and Staged top the I Talk Telly polls. Half a million votes were cast over all the polls.
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November 2020 Tonight Dan Gage won the Editing - Entertainment And Comedy Award for Staged at the Royal Television Society Craft And Design Awards 2020. Updated 23/11
David Tennant and Michael Sheen to be guests on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 18th December.
David Tennant, Des and Staged have been nominated for the I Talk Telly Awards.
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October 2020 David Tennant and Michael Sheen will return for a second series of Staged. A promo clip from the new series is included in the link. Transmission details for Staged will be announced in due course. Updated 22/10
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September 2020 Staged has its Australian premiere tonight on ABC Comedy. Updated 21/9
Deadline reports that Staged has been bought by streaming service Hulu in the US.
Radio Times reports that extended episodes of Staged are available on Netflix in the UK from today.
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July 2020 The BBC have posted the David Tennant and Michael Sheen Staged clip from BAFTA to YouTube. Updated 31/7
A photo of David Tennant from the BAFTA ceremony tonight has been posted online.
The auction for a pilot script of Staged (which was signed by David Tennant, Michael Sheen and Simon Evans) to raise money for The Theatre's Trust came to a close tonight with a winning bid of £3,750. Updated 26/7
A pilot script of Staged which has been signed by David Tennant, Michael Sheen and Simon Evans is in an auction to raise money for The Theatre's Trust.
A clip from Staged of Dame Judi Dench deciding whether David Tennant or Michael Sheen's name should appear first has been posted to YouTube. Updated 17/7
David Tennant was interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning to promote There She Goes (plus Staged was mentioned).
A clip from Staged featuring David Tennant, Michael Sheen and Dame Judy Dench has been posted to YouTube. Updated 10/7
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June 2020 A new clip from Staged (featuring Judi Dench) has been posted online. Updated 24/6
The fifth and sixth episodes of Staged premiere tonight on BBC One. Updated 24/6
A new clip from Staged has been posted online. Updated 17/6
A new behind-the-camera photo of David filming Staged has been posted online. Updated 17/6
The third and fourth episodes of Staged premiere tonight on BBC One.
The Stage gives Staged 5 stars in its review.
The Times also gives Staged 4 stars in its review. Updated 11/6
iNews gives Staged a 4 star review.
iPlayer link to watch all 6 episodes of Staged.
A new clip from Staged - Home Cooking. Updated 10/6
The first two episodes of Staged premiere on BBC One starting tonight at 10.45pm. Updated 10/6
BBC Media Centre has released Question and Answers with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged. Updated 9/6
Radio Times has a 4 star review of Staged.
David Tennant talks about Staged and the play Good to Radio Times.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen are guests on The One Show tonight to promote Staged.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen will be guests on The One Show tomorrow evening to discuss Staged.
A photo of David Tennant and Michael Sheen is on the front cover of The Times Saturday Review for Staged which is also the Critic's Choice. Updated 6/6
MP3 of David Tennant and Michael Sheen on The Zoe Ball Show today discussing Staged.
Promo photos of David Tennant from Staged. Updated 5/6
The Times has a new interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged (behind a paywall).
Radio Times has the first review of Staged.
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May 2020 The front page of The Telegraph today has a photo of David Tennant on it in regards to his upcoming BBC One television comedy Staged. Updated 30/5
Staged episode titles and synopsis.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen to star in lockdown comedy Staged for BBC One.
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