Louis Theroux is working on a brand new documentary looking at the world of professional snooker.
Gods of Snooker is set to air on BBC Two and will take a deep dive into the sport during the 1970s and 80s and is being made under his production company, Mindhouse Productions.
It will be a three-part series and is set to feature some of the biggest names in snooker from the period, including Steve Davis and Jimmy White.
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On Twitter, Theroux revealed he won't be appearing on camera for the new documentary but said he's 'very excited to be involved'.
In a statement, Theroux said: "I couldn't be more excited to be involved in this documentary series.
"The story of the heyday of snooker is a remarkable one filled with drama and angst and enormous talent.
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"For the documentaries I'm involved in, I get most excited about those that are the most human: conflict, triumph, disaster, all the big emotions, played out before your eyes, and you have that here on a scale that is both epic - the national stage - but also intimate - the hush of the snooker hall.
"I'm old enough to remember the 1985 black ball final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. I was 15 and everyone was talking about it at school.
"But that was just one of many high-points in an era when god-like talent came to earth in the form of the professional snooker player.
"Just to add: we've been privileged to work on this with almost all those stars of that time. To say I've been involved in a documentary series with Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, to name just a few, is an amazing feeling and quite honestly not something I ever imagined."
As you can imagine, fans of Theroux - and snooker - are delighted with the announcement.
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One person wrote on Twitter: "Really looking forward to this. The good old players were the best and so rebellious."
Someone else said: "Really looking forward to this, they were rock stars when I was growing up in the 80s!"
While a third posted: "Did not expect this but I'm equally as excited to watch."
Alongside Gods of Snooker, the BBC has commissioned two other sports-based documentaries - Gold Rush which explores the story of Britain's sporting history prior to the Olympic glory of London 2012, and eight-part series Freeze which looks into the world of figure skating.
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As yet, Gods of Snooker has no release date.
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