Press clippings
Smoggie Queens filming wraps, with Michelle Visage amongst guest stars
Filming has wrapped on Smoggie Queens, with first look photos of the characters revealed. Drag Race star Michelle Visage and Peaky Blinders actor Charlotte Riley are amongst those in guest roles.
British Comedy Guide, 18th September 2024LGBTQ+ chosen family sitcom Smoggie Queens coming to BBC Three
BBC Three has ordered Smoggie Queens, a "chosen family" sitcom from Phil Dunning starring the character comic, Mark Benton and Alexandra Mardell, as "a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their North-Eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community."
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Mark Benton filming new BBC pilot Smoggie Queens
Mark Benton is starring in Smoggie Queens, a new BBC sitcom pilot being filmed in his native Teesside.
British Comedy Guide, 26th October 2023The Family Pile axed by ITV after one series
ITV has said there are no plans for a second series of The Family Pile, its sitcom about four sisters who are packing up the family home to sell after their parents have died.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023The Family Pile review
There's so much good, dramatic material here. Why it's shoehorned into a sitcom is anyone's guess.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 18th January 2023The Family Pile review
Congratulations to ITV for inventing the joke-free sitcom.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 17th January 2023ITV confirms new comedy details
ITV has confirmed details about and casting for its five new comedy series, coming to ITVX and ITV in the next year.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2022