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Jimmy Akingbola
- Actor and executive producer
Press clippings
'Sorry, I Didn't Know' returning for a fifth series
Sorry, I Didn't Know is returning for a fifth series, making history as the longest running show on television from a production company led by Black creatives.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2024'Sorry, I Didn't Know' to return for Series 4
Sorry, I Didn't Know, the ITV1 panel show focused on black history, is to return for a fourth series.
British Comedy Guide, 21st June 2023Kate & Koji axed after two series
ITV has cancelled its café set sitcom Kate & Koji after two series.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2022Sorry, I Didn't Know returning for third series on ITV
Sorry, I Didn't Know has been commissioned for third series on ITV, with Jimmy Akingbola returning as host.
British Comedy Guide, 21st May 2022Panel show 'Sorry, I Didn't Know' to return to ITV
Sorry, I Didn't Know, the ITV panel show hosted by Jimmy Akingbola, is to return in October for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 10th June 2021BBC to broadcast Comic Relief pantomime
BBC Two is to broadcast Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Christmas on 24th December. Stars include Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, with the stars of This Country as The Evil Step Sisters.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2020I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020Jimmy Akingbola on Sorry, I Didn't Know
"Every broadcaster said it was not right for its audience."
Hanna Flint, i Newspaper, 5th October 2020Jimmy Akingbola complains of 'black' label used on TV
Jimmy Akingbola says he was told Sorry, I Didn't Know, which focuses on black history, would not appeal to audiences.
Lanre Bakare, The Guardian, 28th September 2020Black panel show Sorry I Didn't Know returns for series
ITV has ordered a four-part series of Sorry I Didn't Know, a panel show about black history, piloted in 2016.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2020