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Comedy Playhouse 2014

Three comedy pilots for BBC One. This strand is a revival of the BBC's classic Comedy Playhouse scheme.

The comedies are a sitcom written by Donald McLeary about a mountain rescue team; a sitcom about monks starring Seann Walsh; and a sitcom by Red Dwarf writer Doug Naylor in which Hugh Dennis plays a weatherman.

Over To Bill. Image shows from L to R: Jez (Neil Morrissey), Bill Onion (Hugh Dennis). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Three Feet Productions TV

Over To Bill

Sitcom pilot starring Hugh Dennis as a weatherman who gets fired and then finds getting back on TV is much harder than he expected.

Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began. Copyright: BBC TV

Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began

A documentary looking back at the original BBC Comedy Playhouse pilot strand, featuring contributions from some of those involved.

Mountain Goats. Jimmy Miller (Jimmy Chisholm). Copyright: BBC TV

Mountain Goats

Studio audience sitcom about a ragtag family of Mountain Rescue volunteers.

Monks. Image shows from L to R: Brother Bernard (Justin Edwards), Brother Francis (Mark Heap), Brother Gary Woodcroft (Seann Walsh), Father Abbot (James Fleet), Brother Dominic (Fergus Craig). Copyright: BBC TV

Monks

Studio audience sitcom pilot about a group of monks who definitely do not live together in peace and harmony.

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