While it feels entirely improvised due to the natural chemistry between the leads, it actually followed a written script, occasionally departing for improv.
How these behaviors were used to avoid processing the reality of the lockdown. Context for Episode 1: "Cachu Hwch"
It captures the early-lockdown frustration of the "stagnant" creative professional, as director Simon Evans tries to convince his skeptical actors to rehearse via video conference.
The episode introduces David Tennant and Michael Sheen as fictionalized versions of themselves. They were supposed to star in a West End production of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author , which was halted by the pandemic.
This paper, published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics , examines the coping mechanisms of the characters during the first series. It specifically looks at: