Viewers warned ahead of watching ‘gut-wrenching’ new comedy-drama as second episode airs tonight

Viewers have been ahead of watching the 'gut-wrenching' new comedy-drama as the second episode airs tonight.

The first episode of the ITV series dropped last Thursday (27 June) and since then, it's clear viewers have been itching for the next fix.

Written by the likes of Steven Moffat and directed by Ben Palmer, the four-part TV programme boasts a star-studded cast including the likes of Downtown Abbey's Hugh Bonneville and Guardians of the Galaxy's Karen Gillan.

The series follows Douglas Bellowes, played by Bonneville, a widely respected news anchor at fictional news programme Live at Six alongside his co-anchor Madeline (Gillan) and newspaper editor wife, Sheila (Kingston), as he makes a controversial misogynistic 'joke' at a wedding.

When a fellow wedding guest tweets about the incident and it goes viral, Bellowes and the Live at Six team are left to pick up the pieces after being faced with 'cancel culture'.

Joining Bonneville and Gillan in the series include; Alex Kingston, Ben Miles, Simon Russell Beale and Nick Mohammed.

The series is none other than Douglas is Cancelled and it's clear that ITV viewers can't wait watch the second episode which airs later this evening at 9pm.

Check out the official trailer here:

One X user penned: "Douglas is Cancelled is *not at all* what it appears to be from episode 1. Stick with it but beware it sure as f*ck is not a comedy. In fact, ep 3 is one of the most uncomfortable bits of tv I've seen in a long time & Moffat is a b*stard for duping us to watch something so dark."

A second praised: "Ha, Douglas is Cancelled on ITVX has done that v rare thing of making me laugh out loud - basically we are all GHASTLY."

Another gushed: "'Steven Moffat cancel culture comedy' is such a perfectly baited trap that of course Douglas Is Cancelled is actually a vicious, gut-wrenching examination of complicity with Karen Gillan's finest hour at the heart of it."

And a final X user echoed: "Finally got around to watching Douglas is Cancelled and my god it was f*cking amazing. An absolute banger filled to the brim with dialogue so sharp it made my head spin. Everyone was outstanding but Karen Gillan has possibly given her best performance yet; she carried it home."

Well, that's tonight's viewing sorted!

Douglas is Cancelled is currently available to stream on ITV