Ellis plays Mark in the new six-part series, which began on BBC Three last night.
Speaking to CultBox at the show’s launch last week, Ellis commented: “The Fades came along at a strange point this year when a few things were happening for me, then the script came through and I read it and immediately I phoned my agent up and said ‘I really want to do this, whatever happens, this is what I want to do’.”
The former EastEnders actor added: “Just the concept of it was high, the writing was so youthful and funny and understated. Opportunities to do something like this don’t come along very often, so when the opportunity came along I jumped at it.”
Ellis also confirmed that the third series of Miranda won’t air until “coming up to Christmas next year”.
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