Mark Benton
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Shakespeare & Hathaway to return for Series 5
Hit BBC comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators is to return for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2024Smoggie Queens filming wraps, with Michelle Visage amongst guest stars
Filming has wrapped on Smoggie Queens, with first look photos of the characters revealed. Drag Race star Michelle Visage and Peaky Blinders actor Charlotte Riley are amongst those in guest roles.
British Comedy Guide, 18th September 2024Nikhil & Jay animated CBeebies sitcom reveals voice cast
British Tamil actor Charithra Chandran leads the voice cast for CBeebies animated sitcom Nikhil & Jay, with Janine Duvitski, Mark Benton and Tez Ilyas amongst those also signed up.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd July 2024LGBTQ+ chosen family sitcom Smoggie Queens coming to BBC Three
BBC Three has ordered Smoggie Queens, a "chosen family" sitcom from Phil Dunning starring the character comic, Mark Benton and Alexandra Mardell, as "a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their North-Eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community."
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Matt Lucas almost literally died laughing making Vic & Bob's Catterick
Matt Lucas has revealed he almost literally died laughing while filming Vic & Bob's sitcom Catterick.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2024Mark Benton filming new BBC pilot Smoggie Queens
Mark Benton is starring in Smoggie Queens, a new BBC sitcom pilot being filmed in his native Teesside.
British Comedy Guide, 26th October 2023Mark Benton to lead cast of Village Idiot
Casting has been revealed for the Theatre Royal Stratford East, Nottingham Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon co-production of Village Idiot.
Penned by Samson Hawkins and helmed by Stratford East artistic director Nadia Fall, the world premiere comedy is set in Syresham, South Northamptonshire, where family feuds kick off around a country fair. It marks the first new original play staged by the Ramps on the Moon.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 11th January 2023Christmas Carole review
Suranne Jones is pitch perfect in this instant festive classic.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 24th December 2022Christmas Carole review
Modern-day Scrooge is as flimsy as a party-hat cracker.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2022Star cast for Dodger specials revealed
A star-studded guest line-up has been revealed for the three upcoming specials of CBBC comedy Dodger.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2022