East Lancashire actor, Lucien Laviscount, is to star in a new BBC comedy show after stealing the hearts of Netflix's Emily in Paris fans.

Lucien, from Read, will appear in the new BBC Three series of Peacock – a three part comedy series from the creators of Friday Night Dinner and writers of BAFTA award winning People Just Do Nothing.

Peacock is the story of Andy, a personal trainer at Sportif Leisure in the midst of an identity crisis.

His world is one of selfies, bravado and gym memberships, where vanity and success are often horribly entangled.

When Andy loses out on a job promotion to a younger, better looking PT, he suddenly realises he’s a man out of time.

He needs to prove that there’s more to him than his good looks and his well curated dating profile. He sets out to prove that he can be taken seriously.

Allan ‘Seapa’ Mustafa, from People Just Do Nothing, stars as Andy Peacock while Lucien will play a character called Jay.

Other cast members include Thomas Gray (Absolutely Fine) as Spooner, Susan Wokoma (Year of the Rabbit) as Liz, Callie Cooke (The Stranger) as Carly, Mandeep Dhillon (After Life) as Georgia and Sophia Di Martino (Loki) as Blue.

Steve Stamp, writer of the show alongside Ben Murray, said: “Clearly I am not someone qualified to write about going to the gym so it’s actually mostly about a bunch of flawed messes struggling to function in the modern world.”

Kenton Allen, chief executive of Big Talk, said: “Steve and Ben have flexed their award-winning comedy muscles and written a very smart show that means you’ll never step into another gym without thinking about the unique approach to fitness at Sportif Leisure and the soon to be iconic PT, Mr Andy Peacock.”

Fiona Campbell, controller of BBC Three, says: “People Just Do Nothing was a massive hit for BBC Three so it goes without saying that we couldn’t be happier that we’re working with some of the highly-talented team behind it for their new series Peacock.”

The series is currently filming in Liverpool and will air later this year.

This isn’t Lucien’s first stint in front of the camera Lucien recently starred in series two of hit Netflix show, Emily in Paris, playing a lovable character called Alfie.

 

 

The comedy-drama series has topped Netflix’s top 10 list in 94 countries since airing in December.

It is not yet known if the former Ribblesdale High School and Clitheroe Royal Grammar Sixth Form pupil will reappear in series three of the show.

Series showrunner, Darren Star, said: "I love Alfie, personally. I wouldn't write Alfie off, and I don't think Emily should, either.”