Cumberbatch 'made sure Brexit drama was not a pro-EU stitch-up'

Creator says actor and remain campaigner wanted Brexit: The Uncivil War to be unbiased

Benedict Cumberbatch only agreed to take part in an upcoming Channel 4 drama about the EU referendum after being reassured it would not be a pro-remain “stitch-up”, its creator has revealed.

James Graham, who wrote Brexit: The Uncivil War, said he had to persuade Cumberbatch, who plays the leave campaign strategist Dominic Cummings, at a “neutral-ground meeting over pizza”.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2ThNgoD