Neil Gibbons
- Writer, director and executive producer
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TV review: The Witchfinder, BBC Two
I've been looking forward to The Witchfinder ever since it was announced. As comedies go you can't get a better pedigree. It is written by Neil and Rob Gibbons, the brothers who write Alan Partridge, and stars Tim Key - Sidekick Simon from Partridge and a million other shows - and Daisy May Cooper from This Country. And I doff my cap to everyone, it's ruddy brilliant.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th March 2022The Witchfinder review
Expectations are high when you have a cast of comedy nobility, led by Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, and a script from the writers of Alan Partridge. Yet The WitchfinderDaniel Rigby can't quite deliver on that promise, if not for a want of ambition.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th March 2022The Witchfinder review
A comedy with so much wasted potential it makes you sad.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 8th March 2022The Witchfinder review
Some of the finest comedy talents have produced something strangely mediocre.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 8th March 2022Neil & Rob Gibbons: From Partridge to The Witchfinder
Writer and director twins on their new comedy series along with their plan to set up a production label.
Broadcast, 28th February 2022The Witchfinder cast revealed
BBC Two sitcom The Witchfinder starts on 8th March, with Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby and Reece Shearsmith amongst the cast joining lead actors Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2022Mae Martin, Sarah Kendall and Aisling Bea's shows up for writing award
The Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards shortlist features Feel Good creators Mae Martin and Joe Hampson, Sarah Kendall (Frayed) and Aisling Bea (This Way Up).
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
In this new woke TV world, where he is constantly aware of what he's not allowed to say, Partridge's wings are clipped.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 1st May 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC One, Friday) returned for a second series, with our man in the smart-casual slacks thriving in a nightly live show/pile of piffle that's not a million miles away from The One Show. He should be delighted, but this is Alan P, with the P standing for Paranoid. He has sniffed the air and suspects change is coming. And it is not wearing driving gloves.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 1st May 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Still an exquisite send up - but with a little too much Coogan.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2021