With Sian Gibson in the title role

David Walliams and Sian Gibson are to star in a sequel to the Cinderella story for Sky One.

Cinderella: After Ever After – which also stars Celia Imrie and Sir Tom Courtenay – will take up the story after the  fairytale ends,

Cinderella (Gibson) has just married Prince Charming (Walliams), but has a rude awakening when she realises married life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when you have an image-obsessed, floss-dancing, hip-hop rapping husband.

Walliams – whose production company King Bert is making the hour-long show – said: ‘We have assembled a magnificent cast and crew for this one-off family comedy film. It promises to be a real treat.’

And Sky comedy chief Jon Mountague added: ‘It’s a fairytale script and a fairytale cast. Christmas with a twist from the incomparable David Walliams.’

Cinderella: After Ever After is co-written by The Dawson Brothers, whose credits include Big School, That Mitchell & Webb Look and  Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.

Filming is currently under way, and the show will  air this Christmas.

Courtenay plays The King and Imrie is Cinderella’s evil stepmother Madame Blackheart.

Made by: King Bert Productions
Commissioned by: Zai Bennet and Jon Montague
Executive producers: Tilusha Ghelani for Sky and Jo Sargent for King Bert.

Published: 20 Jun 2019