Two Doors Down favourite teases live show plans ahead of Christmas special
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TWO Doors Down star Doon Mackichan has revealed she wants the show to bow out with a live show in tribute to its creator.
The actress is to return to her role as boozy neighbour Cathy in the hit BBC comedy for a Christmas special on TV screens later this year.
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Two Doors Down star Doon Mackichan
However, she said she doubts there will be another full series following the sudden death of co-writer Simon Carlyle aged 48 in 2023.
Instead Doon would like to see the antics of the residents of Latimer Crescent transferred to the stage as Carlyle had dreamed of seeing the show performed at Glasgow's Hydro arena.
The Christmas special is being written solely by Gregor Sharp who previously penned every script with close friend Carlyle.
Speaking on presenter Lewis Nicholls' YouTube channel, Doon, 62, said: "The producer called to tell us Gregor has come up with a Christmas special and we were just absolutely over the moon.
"That is happening and I think we are going to shoot that in the summer.
"Maybe it's a little tentative step in the water for (another series). I tend to think it would be better to do a live show as a goodbye.
"I don't think it's that easy to do a series. Simon and Gregor used to sit together for about six months and write it. It's an incredible amount of work and it takes the magic of those two together.
"It's been really hard for Gregor to do it and there has been such pressure on him."
Speaking about Carlyle's death, she added: "I was in Thailand on my birthday and the producer phoned me to tell me. That was just hell, none of us could believe it, we couldn't take it in.
"It was just a tragedy."
BAFTA nominated BBC comedy series set to return for final ever series - and fans don't have long to wait
Two Doors Down launched in 2013 and seven series have been broadcast on the BBC.
Other cast members including Jonathan Watson, Alex Norton, Elaine C Smith, Arabella Weir, Kieran Hodgson, Joy McAvoy and Graeme 'Grado' Stevely will all be returning for the Christmas special.
London-born Doon previously told how the character of Cathy had been taken to the hearts of the Scottish public.
She said: "If I get into a cab in Glasgow they go 'Oh, it's you, you're the highly strung one,' meaning 'You drink a lot.'
"Cathy has possibly got a bit of a drink problem. She enters a room and needs to be the centre of attention.
"In Glasgow I literally get women running down the street going 'Cathy, Cathy, I am you, you are me.'
"So a lot of people recognise themselves in Cathy which is really interesting."
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