Rebecca Front

The youngster in Billionaire Boy was Joe Spud (Elliot Sprakes) whose poor existence is transformed when his father Len (John Thomson) invents a new type of toilet paper. Whilst Len wants to flaunt his new found wealth, Joe is keen to remain as normal as possible and therefore gets Davis, who plays himself, to enrol him in the local state school. Without his wealth to fall back on, Joe finds a friend who doesn't want him just for his money and also gets treated like just another kid. However, at home, Joe feels his relationship with his father deteriorating after Len begins romancing the gold-digging hand model Sapphire Diamond (Tate). Inevitably the kids at school eventually find out about Joe's identity and this revelation has big side effects for both his class teacher (Rebecca Front) and his relationship with his fellow pupils. I've previously been a fan of the now annual David Walliams adaptations and I was particularly taken with last year's Boy in the Dress, as it felt like it told a very personal story. However, in comparison, Billionaire Boy is a little bit paint-by-numbers for my liking as the central theme of 'money can't buy you happiness' is something that has been done better before. It was also hard to warm to Len, as we saw very little of him before he became a conceited billionaire and therefore I didn't really care when he lost his fortune at the end of the story. Luckily Billionaire Boy was saved by the lively central performance of Elliot Sprakes who was utterly convincing as a normal boy who was keen not to let his wealth change him. The supporting cast also helped add colour to the grotesque characters with Tate being a particular stand out as Sapphire Diamond and Walliams himself putting a memorable cameo as a school dinner lady. Overall, Billionaire Boy was a good way to while away an hour and was one of the only programmes on TV over Christmas that the whole family could watch together. On the other hand I can't help but being a little disappointed as in my opinion Billionaire Boy just didn't stack up against the other Walliams adaptations which have all been highlights of the previous three years' festive schedules.

Rebecca Front interview

The Bafta award-winning actress on Julian Fellowes' new drama Doctor Thorne

10 Things You Didn't Know About Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front started a barbershop quartet; Her father's Beatles artwork sold for $15K+; She didn't learn to swim because her dad almost drowned; She used to throw her shoes out the window; A man lived in her shed; She didn't get her ears pierced until age 45; Nicola Murray is afraid of lifts so that Rebecca didn't have to go in one;She took hypnotherapy to get over her fear of flying; and more.

Q&A: Rebecca Front, actor and writer

'My guiltiest pleasure? Watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians with my daughter'

Radio Times review

The last time we saw Mr Bean he was bringing the house down at the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, playing one note of Chariots of Fire. Can he (alongside Ben Miller and Rebecca Front) possibly be as funny for 2015's Comic Relief?

Anyone who's anyone from the world of comedy is on BBC One for this comedy marathon. Dawn French dusts off her dog collar to become the Bishop of Dibley (despite some famous rivals); and David Walliams gets in a right kerfuffle as patronising carer Lou, who appears to have a new charge - Professor Stephen Hawking. Miranda Hart, Stephen Fry, Russell Brand and Cardinal Burns also pop by.

There are stunts, dares and the unmissable sight of Dermot O'Leary dancing his socks off (will he survive this danceathon?).

In between all this hilarity are sobering film clips reminding us what this is really all about: donating money.

Rebecca Front & Ben Miller praise 'the master' Mr Bean

"Everyone loves Mr Bean and we were all delighted to watch the master at work whilst hopefully encouraging more people to join in and donate on Red Nose Day," said Ben Miller of the classic comedy revival.

I always forget that Radio 2 has comedy shows, but it does, and it boasts a promising new one in the form of Listomania. Hosted with panache by Susan Calman, Listomania's first show was last week, and boasted a selection of funny people I'd never heard of. This is a good thing: for the past five years, mainstream comedy producers seem to have been choosing their panellists from a list of about 10 people, of whom two are women (and one is always Rebecca Front).

That list is not one that has appeared on Listomania so far. Here are some that have: a list of World Cups that Wales could win; a list that compares a selection of My Little Pony characters against slang terms for illegal narcotics, and another that compares Judi Dench characters with Ikea merchandise. All terrifically artificial, of course, but cues for some good gags, especially from Lloyd Langford. I enjoyed the variety of accents on offer, too - Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Aussie - it's cheering to hear different kinds of lovely voices, rather than the standard upper-middle southern English that sweeps all before it on Radio 4. Plus: three women each week! All funny! Who'd have thought?

The sublime Love in Recovery wraps up on Wednesday 11th February, with the sixth and final instalment of Radio 4's touching comic drama. Written by Pete Jackson, the series follows the lives of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting group, made up of characters portrayed by Sue Johnston, John Hannah, Eddie Marsan, Rebecca Front and Paul Kaye, whilst Julia Deakin plays village hall cleaner Marion.