The first picture of Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in the BBC's The Dresser has been released.
The actors are starring in Richard Eyre's TV adaptation of the Ronald Harwood play alongside Emily Watson, Sarah Lancashire and Edward Fox.
The play is set one night during World World Two as a theatre company puts on King Lear, but with main actor Sir missing and no-one with any idea of where he is, it falls to his dresser Norman to keep the production going - with or without Sir.
Both Hopkins and McKellen have played Lear on stage and are both renowned for their Shakespearean roles, but this is the first time the pair have shared a screen together.
Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning, said: "To bring such incredible and world class talent together for The Dresser is testament to Ronald's wonderful play which is as current and witty today as it was in 1980.
"With Anthony and Ian at the helm of the drama and such an array of supporting stars - the audience is in for a once in a lifetime treat."
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The story was previously told in the 1983 film adaptation starring Albert Finney and Tom Courteney.
The Dresser will be filmed around London and aired on BBC Two as part of the BBC's theatre season later this year.
