Hugh Coles
- Actor and comedian
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BBC Two orders comedy from disability activist Kyla Harris
The BBC has ordered We Might Regret This, an autobiographical comedy from disability activist and filmmaker Kyla Harris, co-starring Sally Phillips and Darren Boyd, and co-written by Harris with her fellow Canadian Shannon 'Lee' Getty.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd June 2023Defending The Guilty's second series cancelled because of coronavirus
Defending The Guilty will not be returning for a second series. The BBC Two legal comedy was commissioned to shoot further episodes last year, but due to cast availability being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic the show has now been cancelled.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2021Defending The Guilty Series 2 confirmed
BBC Two has ordered a second series of Defending The Guilty, the legal-based sitcom starring Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd October 2019In the penultimate episode of this breezy litigating comedy, our ethically compromised trainee barrister Will (Will Sharpe) is put through his paces this week in a mock trial, where he learns the art of cross-examination, while rivals Danielle (Gwyneth Keyworth) and Liam (Hugh Coles) have a romantic run-in with their fictional clients.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 15th October 2019TV review: Defending The Guilty
Given the Supreme Court deliberations are dominating the news today, this is either the best or worst day to launch a comedy about lawyers.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th September 2019The Festival review
Relentlessly crude but good-natured British comedy.
Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 15th August 2018The Festival, review
Joe Thomas makes a long weekend of elaborate misery consistently funny.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 13th August 2018Interview: Hugh Coles
Hugh Coles teases upcoming British comedy film The Festival.
Pip Ellwood-Hughes, Entertainment Focus, 10th August 2018BBC Two is Defending The Guilty in new courtroom comedy
Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson are the stars of a new comedy about the legal profession, ordered by BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2018