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Johnny English Strikes Back and Paddington 2 star Ben Miller has joined the cast of ITV psychological drama The Man.

Miller will star alongside Christopher Robin and Killing Eve star Ken Nwosu in the three-part bullying drama, which was created by Doctor Foster and Press creator Mike Bartlett.

Also joining the cast are Sean Sagar (Top Boy), Susannah Fielding (Black Mirror), Gwilym Lee (Bohemian Rhapsody), Phoebe Nicholls (Downton Abbey), Ritu Ayra (Humans), Alexandra Roach (Black Mirror), Michael Cochrane (The Archers) and Debbie Chazen (Doctor Who).

This contemporary drama will be directed by Julia Ford (Safe) and produced by Colin Wratten (Killing Eve). It is produced by ITV Studios’ Tall Story Pictures, the production company that recently produced Barlett’s Adrian Lester and John Simm-fronted Trauma.

The Man is a workplace psychological drama centered around middle management. Nwosu plays Thomas Benson, a hard-working father and husband who works in a business park outside of London.

Keeley Hawes has joined David Mitchell and Robert Webb's new sitcom Our Men.

The comedy drama series has been written by Rev co-creator James Wood with Spooks' Rupert Walters.

Our Men is set in the fictional Central Asian Republic of Tazbekistan, with Mitchell playing newly-arrived British Ambassador Keith Davies and Webb as his deputy head of mission Neil Tilly.

"It's such a good subject," Mitchell said last year of the set-up. "We couldn't believe that something along these lines hadn't been written before."

Hawes plays ambassador's wife Jennifer, with Yigal Naor (House Of Saddam) playing President of Tazbekistan Karzak.

The cast also features Susan Lynch, Amara Karanm, Shirvani Ghai, Natalia Tena and Debbie Chazen.

Guest stars for the series include Tom Hollander, Michael Smiley and Elliot Cowan

Our Men is a That Mitchell & Webb / Big Talk production, produced by Chris Carey and directed by Jeremy Webb.

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