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" Alan Alda will appear in the upcoming season of The Big C, it has been announced. The Emmy Award-winning actor will star as Dr Atticus Sherman, an oncologist that Cathy (Laura Linney) visits in an episode of the second season.  The Big C, which revolves around a housewife whose life is changed by a cancer diagnosis, was renewed for a further 13 episodes last September. Its debut episode delivered the highest premiere ratings for a Showtime series in eight years. Creator Darlene Hunt recently teased that the sophomore run would see Cathy being more open with discussing her illness, adding: &amp;quot;Hopefully you can expect lots more laughs and cathartic tears.&amp;quot;  The new season is currently filming in Stamford, CT, and will return to Showtime on June 7 at 10.30pm. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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