Derek Riddell
- Scottish
- Actor
Press clippings
Boarders to return for Series 2
BBC Three comedy drama Boarders has been given the greenlight for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 4th June 2024Boarders is great fun, but don't underestimate the power of its comedy
The strength of the new BBC comedy-drama is how its message transgresses age.
Morgan Cormack, Radio Times, 20th February 2024Boarders: First look images
The first images have been released of Boarders, Daniel Lawrence Taylor's new BBC Three comedy drama about five talented under privileged black students from inner-city London who gain scholarships at an elite boarding school.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2023Group, BBC One Scotland, review
The problem with Group is it lacks laughs. There are moments when you will smile, particularly at the passive-aggressiveness of some of the female characters ("You're the one person who will never be too busy to pick up the phone"), but laugh out loud moments come there none.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 13th January 2020Group: Addict comedy to be Scotland's Friends?
It is the new Scottish comedy billed as Scotland's answer to Friends, but with one significant difference - all the characters are addicts of some kind. New York-born writer and director Annie Griffin, creator of the hit Channel 4 series The Book Group, has joined forces with Scottish crime writer Denise Mina to create a show set at a weekly therapy session.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th January 2020W1A: Why this final series might be the best yet.
I'm just a little upset that this is the final series as, from what I've seen, W1A is arguably the BBC funniest comedy that's currently on screen and I'm just wondering if the reason its leaving the screens is because of Morton's ability to spoof the company that's actually in charge of recommissioning his brilliant sitcom.
Matt, The Custard TV, 19th September 2017