‘Play devil's advocate' Steve Coogan on ‘heated rows' with co-star over cancel culture

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Channel 4 promises: "Chivalry is a fresh new look on gender politics and romance, and asks the question: can one build and sustain a successful, relevant career in Hollywood without sacrificing authenticity?"Chivalry grants the audience permission to laugh while asking complex questions that we as a society often find hard to discuss. "The topic of cancel culture and workplace romance following the #MeToo movement, in which victims of abuse came forward with their stories en masse, sparked a lot of debate in the writers' room. READ MORE: POLL: Should Will Smith have his Oscar taken away for Chris Rock slap?"We had quite vociferous debates and even though they were quite heated, they were never antagonistic," said Steve.

I enjoyed the robust fencing match, and we thought, 'Let's try to put this into two characters. ' "We wrote it during the first lockdown, we got into a groove where we thought of what would be funny, what would be tricky. "We would often break off from writing into some sort of debate, and having another row, and sometimes when it got quite heated, we'd say, 'Let's write down what we just said and put it into the dialogue. '"Steve added that working with Sarah simply felt like "spending time with a friend", especially important when writing can often be a "lonely" experience. "I trusted her judgement, when I didn't always trust my own," he added.

The Trip star Steve also spoke out about how different it was creating a comedy with Channel 4, having regularly starred in and written BBC productions including I'm Alan Partridge. "For me it was a bit of a culture shock, I have to say," he admitted. DON'T MISS. . . Richard Williams 'doesn't condone' Will Smith Oscars slap [INSIGHT]Phil Collins bids farewell to.