Press clippings
Death Valley - the new BBC comedy drama - reveals cast
Steffan Rhodri, Alexandria Riley and Melanie Walters are joining Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth in the regular cast of Death Valley, the new comedy drama coming to the BBC in 2025. Guest stars will include Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Sian Gibson, Patricia Hodge and Jim Howick.
British Comedy Guide, 11th September 2024Diane Keaton, Lulu and Patricia Hodge on making a film together in their 70s
The three stars are playing lovelorn women who get a chance to be girls once again. What did they learn? Our writer spends a day on set of Arthur's Whisky with the trio and their co-star Boy George.
Claire Armitstead, The Guardian, 3rd January 2024Arthur's Whisky review
Diane Keaton and Lulu in enjoyable body-change comedy.
Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 28th December 2023BFI to screen US Up Pompeii! pilot
The BFI will screen the unseen pilot for an American adaptation of Up Pompeii! in August as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of archive recovery organisation Kaleidoscope.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2023Private Lives with Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers to open in the West End
Noël Coward's Private Lives will open at the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre late next month.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 4th July 2023TV: Out Of Her Mind, BBC Two
Sara Pascoe's self-penned new comedy is not backwards in coming forwards. As she says at the start. "I am going to destroy your faith in love." Mrs Brown's Boys this ain't then. But it might just be my new all-time favourite sitcom.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th October 2020TV review: Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration, BBC One
Well why not celebrate your tenth birthday in public? That's how Miranda Hart marked the tenth birthday of her self-named BBC sitcom. In public. At the Palladium. With nibbles. In front of a packed house of screaming fans.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2020Review: A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
Ensemble acting of this quality is rare enough at any time, but it's the best cast you'll currently see in a comedy in the West End, and may make you wonder what all the noise and capering is about in higher profile shows.
Don't miss it. Makes you laugh, makes you think. Makes you realise Stephens is one of our finest.
Johnny Fox, Londonist, 19th October 2019BBC to broadcast Miranda reunion
The cast and crew of Miranda are to celebrate the hit TV sitcom's 10th anniversary in a special one-hour 'birthday celebration' show, to be broadcast on BBC One.
British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2019Patricia Hodge to star in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show
Patricia Hodge and Miriam Margolyes are amongst the stars taking on roles in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show, the Radio 4 comedy written by Barry Cryer and his son Bob.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2018