Shetland star Ashley Jensen is ready to guide the solid of the BBC‘s upcoming one-off sitcom, Rambling – and it sounds good. The Scottish actress will share the display with Mark Bonnar (Line of Responsibility, Guilt) within the “heat” and “witty” present, which follows a pair of unlikely travelling companions in rural Scotland.
Ashley, famed for her roles in Extras, Ugly Betty, and extra not too long ago, the BBC’s hit crime drama Shetland, returns to her comedy roots in Rambling, which guarantees to be “poignant, transferring and humorous.”
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© Jamie Simpson/BBC/The Comedy UnitWhat’s Rambling about?
Written by Iain Connell (Burnistoun, The Scotts) and Sharon Younger (The Scotts), the one-parter is ready in opposition to the sweeping panorama of rural Scotland and centres on the mismatched pair Gerry and Cat.
“You’d by no means put Gerry and Cat collectively,” reads the synopsis. “He is order, she’s chaos. Gerry plans each step. Cat will get misplaced on the way in which to the automotive park. Gerry’s on a mission to fulfil a promise to his not too long ago deceased brother. Cat’s flying solo having been thrown out a strolling group that was purported to be a recent begin for her.”
© Jamie Simpson / ITV Studios / BBCIt continues: “The extra they stroll and discuss, they uncover they’re travelling on widespread floor. Rambling is a feel-good Scottish sitcom all about placing your greatest foot ahead.”
Who stars in Rambling?
Ashley Jensen and Mark Bonnar star as Cat and Gerry.
Ashley, 57, stated she’s “delighted” to return to BBC Comedy on this “good, trustworthy, poignant, transferring and humorous” present. “It is about loss, loneliness, and our want for connection,” she stated. “I began my profession with the BBC Comedy unit a very long time in the past, so I’m delighted to return and be a part of Rambling and to be reunited with the gifted Mark Bonnar together with a resilient and extremely expert crew with whom we shall be braving the Scottish components to deliver this stunning particular to life.”
In the meantime, Mark Bonnar stated he was “thrilled” to be concerned within the mission.”I’ve by no means performed somebody fairly like Gerry earlier than and I am unable to wait to get cracking,” he continued. “On prime of that, to be reunited with the great Ashley Jensen! Doesn’t get any higher.”
© Lee MaloneWhen will Rambling be launched?
The BBC has but to substantiate a launch date. Rambling will air on BBC iPlayer, BBC Scotland and BBC One.
