History Series / Vicious

->'''Ash''': I want to have the kind of love they do one day.\\
'''Freddie''': ''[Enters]'' Where ''is'' that ''miserable'' piece of shit?!\\
'''Stuart''': Right here, you ''walking corpse''.

'''Freddie''': ''[Enters]'' Where is that miserable piece of shit?!\\
'''Stuart''': Right here, you walking corpse.

-->'''[[HollywoodHomely Violet]]''': You let a stranger use your loo? ''What if he comes out and rapes me?!''\\

* DirtyOldWoman: Violet takes this UpToEleven, and is downright sleazy towards Ash.

** WorldOfHam: Except for Ash, though he can have his moments. Freddie takes it UpToEleven by being something of a Ham-within-a-Ham. While everybody on the show is hammy, Freddie's theatrical mannerisms means he's over-dramatic even by everybody else's standards.

''Vicious'' ([[{{Bowdlerise}} originally]] ''[[NWordPrivileges Vicious Old Queens]]'') is a BritCom[=/=]DomCom that aired for two series on Creator/{{ITV}} in the UK and on Creator/{{PBS}} in the US. Starring ShakespearianActors[=/=]nerd icons [[Creator/IanMcKellen Sir Ian McKellen]] and [[Creator/DerekJacobi Sir Derek Jacobi]], the series follows a wealthy-albeit-bitter gay couple and their friends.

* FamousLastWords: In "Wedding":
-->'''[[spoiler:Mrs. Bixby]]''': Can I have a hug first?

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:The first season finalé ends with the reveal that Judi Dench wanted to attend the party, but since Freddie didn't leave a contact number or address, she got sick of waiting for a reply and decided she doesn't have time for his bullshit.]]

* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted. The gay couple is over 70 and there was only one young, handsome gay man in the first series, briefly.

* CampGay: Stuart and Freddie respectively.

** A brilliant one in Series 2 Episode 1: The whole gang spends the episode conducting an elaborate façade to fool Violet's sister, and when Ash's girlfriend finds out she loves it, rather than being freaked out. For a moment it seems no one is going to {{Lampshade}} the crazy, and then Mason steps up:

'''Chloe''': It's true. And nothing could give me more of a high that being with Ash...\\

Whilst the show is essentially about [[CaptainObvious vicious old homosexuals]] sniping and insulting one another, the presence of [=McKellen=] and Jacobi affirms that it's better than it sounds. Also, despite the pilot receiving a mixed critical response, [[CriticalDissonance the show currently has a strong fan following.]]

* CampGay[=/=]StraightGay: Stuart and Freddie respectively.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Freddie career consisted of "bit parts in Rep and one episode of ''Doctor Who''", according to Stuart. That doesn't stop him from acting as though he had, well, Sir Ian [=McKellen=]'s career.

'''Freddie''': [enters] ''[[WalkInChimeIn Where is that miserable piece of shit?!]]''\\
'''Stuart''': Right here, ''[[SnarkToSnarkCombat you walking corpse.]]''

As with many British shows, it aired for two short series, along with a Christmas special and a GrandFinale, for a [[BritishBrevity total of 14 episodes]]. There was also a two-year gap between Series 1 and Series 2, due to the cast's [[AllStarCast obligations]] in [[Series/GameOfThrones other]] [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast high-profile]] [[TheHobbit productions]].

''Vicious'' ([[{{Bowdlerise}} originally]] ''[[NWordPrivileges Vicious Old Queens]]'') is a 2013 BritCom[=/=]DomCom that originally aired on {{ITV}}. Starring ShakespearianActors[=/=]nerd icons [[Creator/IanMcKellen Sir Ian McKellen]] and [[Creator/DerekJacobi Sir Derek Jacobi]], the series follows a wealthy-albeit-bitter gay couple and their friends.

Whilst the show is essentially about [[CaptainObvious vicious old homosexuals]] sniping and insulting one another, the presence of [=McKellen=] and Jacobi affirms that it's better than it sounds. Also, despite the pilot receiving a mixed critical response, [[CriticalDissonance the show currently has a strong fan following.]] The first series had [[BritishBrevity only six episodes]], followed by a ChristmasSpecial. Series two is currently airing after a long wait, due to the cast's [[AllStarCast obligations]] in [[Series/GameOfThrones other]] [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast high-profile]] [[TheHobbit productions]]. Airs in the U.S. on Creator/{{PBS}} as of 2014.

-->'''Violet''': Has anybody said you remind them of ZacEfron? [whispering to Stuart] ''That's a person right? Or is it a place?'' [to Ash again] Well I'm certain I know you. Have you ever been to Zac Efron? [whispering to Stuart] ''I'm covered either way now.''

Whilst the show is essentially about [[CaptainObvious vicious old homosexuals]] sniping and insulting one another, the presence of [=McKellen=] and Jacobi affirms that it's better than it sounds. Also, despite the pilot receiving a mixed critical response, [[CriticalDissonance the show currently has a strong fan following.]] The first series had [[BritishBrevity only six episodes]], followed by a ChristmasSpecial. Series two is currently airing after a long wait, due to the cast's [[AllStarCast obligations]] in [[GameOfThrones other]] [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast high-profile]] [[TheHobbit productions]]. Airs in the U.S. on Creator/{{PBS}} as of 2014.

* NWordPrivileges: This show probably would have been considered massively offensive were Ian Mckellan and Derek Jacobi not well known for being openly gay

'''Freddie''': ({{beat}}) Lets cross that bridge when we come to it.

* AccidentalAthlete: In 2.1, Stuart and Violet keep insisting that Ash, who is pretending to be a trained gymnast, show off. As it turns out, Ash is quite good at backflips.
* AccidentalPervert: Subverted by Violet, who knows exactly what she's doing.
-->'''Ash''': Your hand is really high on my thigh...\\
'''Violet''': Is it?
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: This happens several times with Freddie and Stuart both, who both enjoy being recognized as better than the other at everything or anything.
** Inverted in 1.3, as Freddie becomes Ash's mentor, but becomes jealous when Ash lands his first role in a small movie. Ash, meanwhile, is just pleased he has a job.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Parodied in 2.1, when Ash brings Jess to meet [[{{FamilyOfChoice}} "the most important people"]] in his life, only to be drawn into playing the part of Violet's stepson to impress Violet's sister. As part of the con, Violet pulls him into an awkward kiss, and makes up embarrassing infantilizing anecdotes about him. Then, she and Stuart egg him into performing a backflip -- a feat they were [[{{AccidentalAthlete}} unaware he could perform]].
** Averted when it's revealed to Jess what was going on and she's delighted, sparing Ash some embarrassment.

-->'''Violet''': Is it?