Ricky Gervais has revealed he is planning a return to the small screen with a brand new comedy series.
Attached will see Gervais, 55, play a divorcee who “moves in with a loser relative”.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter he said: “The idea is I get separated from my wife, and I have to move in with an absolute loser relative.
“I’ve lost everything. I haven’t got a house, I haven’t got a job because I was a bit of a kept man, and now I have to start dating again. It’s horrendous.”
He continued: “At 55, I’ve got to start from scratch, and all I want is her back. It’s called Attached. It’s about me trying to cope without this lifelong partner, and how the real world is harsh.”
Gervais, who has been with his long-term partner Jane Fallon for 35 years, also spoke about the possibility of reviving icon of middle management, David Brent – but fears “it might be too tragic”.
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The comedian, who reprised the role for Life on the Road, said: “I just wanted to revisit him like catching up with an old friend. Never say never. It’s a bit on the edge of sad versus comedy already, and revisiting him at 60, still trying to be a rock star, there might not be any comedy left.”
Gervais is currently touring his Humanity stand-up show – the first time he’s been on tour in seven years.
It’s not yet clear if or when Attached will go into production.