Ricky Gervais producer denies assaulting woman 18 years ago

A television producer who worked on Ricky Gervais’s After Life and Extras has denied seriously assaulting a woman 18 years ago. Charlie Hanson, 73, allegedly attacked the woman in London in May 2008. The charges come five years after a letter was sent to Netflix – which was filming the third series of After Life at the time – and Bafta, detailing the woman’s allegations against Hanson. Hanson, of Stepney Green, east London, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court wearing a…