Ben Farrell
- Executive producer
Press clippings
Peep Show gets another US remake
Peep Show is getting its fifth attempt at a US remake, a gender-swapped version from Atlanta writer Stefani Robinson which "follows the relationship between a long-suffering assistant and her boss, an emotionally unstable tech entrepreneur".
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2022Seriously funny: the shift away from traditional sitcom
What's behind the recent shift away from traditional sitcoms to hybrid comedy dramas and where is the genre heading next?
Oli Hammett, C21 Media, 29th March 2021Toast Of Tinseltown announced for BBC One
Matt Berry's Steven Toast has been confirmed to move to BBC One in new US-set sitcom sequel Toast Of Tinseltown.
British Comedy Guide, 10th February 2021Darling Buds Of May adaptation The Larkins on ITV
ITV has confirmed it has commissioned a new adaptation of H.E. Bates' novel, The Darling Buds Of May. Titled The Larkins, it'll star Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan.
British Comedy Guide, 10th December 2020Matt Berry to return as Steven Toast in new BBC series
The BBC is making Toast In America, a spin-off from Channel 4's Toast Of London, featuring Matt Berry as his actor character Steven Toast.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd November 2020BBC comedy loses its second exec this week
Ben Farrell, who looked after programmes including Tracey Ullman's Show, is stepping down after less than two years.
Chortle, 22nd January 2016Ben Farrell to join BBC In-house Comedy
Ben Farrell, currently Head of Comedy at Objective Productions, is to join the BBC's In-house comedy department as an executive producer.
BBC Press Office, 7th July 2014Eureka!: Reggie Perrin
Executive producer Ben Farrell on why the '70s sitcom was ripe for a 21st-century makeover.
Ben Farrell, Broadcast, 23rd April 2009