I've just read on the Guardian's culture RSS feed that there is a BBC sitcom brewing with some strange 'bedfellows'.
A group of OAP friends in Norfolk, featuring Stephanie Beacham, Alison Steadman and... Russ Abbot. As the article has it- linking Dynasty , Mike Leigh and Abbot's Madhouse would be a 10,000/1 bet a few years ago. La Beacham has, of course, already shown comedic skills in Corrie- a serial now badly in need of fun.
It does sound like a potential 'Last Of The Summer Wine 2- This time It's Interminable'.