British Comedy Guide

Louise Thornton

  • Executive producer and executive

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Dinosaur gets Series 2 on BBC Three

Ashley Storrie will return in BBC sitcom Dinosaur, which has been recommissioned after picking up two BAFTA awards this weekend.

British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2024

Gregor Fisher & Greg McHugh to star in BBC One sitcom Only Child

Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh are reuniting to play father and son in a new BBC One sitcom, Only Child, in which McHugh is a budding author, returning to his family home in North-East Scotland to look after his recently widowed, ageing and wilful dad, (Fisher), as he slips into ever more eccentric and erratic behaviour.

British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024

Paul Black to front BBC Scotland entertainment show pilot

Comedian Paul Black is piloting an entertainment format for BBC Scotland in which he will take on challenges set by his social media followers.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2023

Writer Simon Carlyle dies aged 48

Simon Carlyle, co-writer of Two Doors Down and Changing Ends, has died suddenly aged 48.

British Comedy Guide, 10th August 2023

BBC Scotland announces £500k development fund for new series

BBC Scotland is on the search for its next returning series following its huge success with the multi-award winning comedy drama series Guilt and its other scripted titles including comedies The Scotts and Scot Squad.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd June 2023

Ashley Storrie's autism comedy drama Dinosaur picked up for BBC series

Dinosaur, the BBC comedy drama starring Ashley Storrie as an autistic woman negotiating the world has been picked up for a series. Written by Matilda Curtis, it focuses on Nina's life being turned upside down when her sister Evie gets engaged after just six weeks' dating.

British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2023

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