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Armstrong and Miller get third series

BBC1 has ordered a third run of sketch series The Armstrong and Miller Show before the second has even aired.

360 Degrees: Mitchell and Webb

Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb started life on radio, so when BBC producers had to make a red-button package to accompany the new series of BBC2's That Mitchell and Webb Look/c], it made sense to mine their unused Radio 4 sketches.

Eureka! Would I Lie to You

Exec producer Peter Holmes on keeping things fresh for third series of Would I Lie to You?

BBC axes Mutual Friends

BBC1 has axed primetime comedy-drama Mutual Friends after just one series.

The Hat Trick show, penned by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, was initially planned as a one-off about male friendship featuring comedians Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong but was later commissioned for a 6 x 60-minute series.

BBC2 orders more Mitchell and Webb

The Peep Show duo will begin work on the BBC2 series early next year. Series three of That Mitchell and Webb Look is due to air in June and the fourth series is expected to be broadcast at about the same time next year.

Have I Got News internet spin-off to bridge TV run

Alexander Armstrong is to front a fortnightly web spin-off of Have I Got News For You that will bridge the gap between the next two series of the satirical BBC1 quiz.

Renwick confirms return of Jonathan Creek

Alan Davies is set to reprise his role as magician sleuth Jonathan Creek for a second feature-length special for Easter next year, writer David Renwick has confirmed.

The Judas Tree was initially slated to air next Christmas, but the writer said that budget issues had pushed the project back.

Bell tolls for Dead Ringers

The BBC has called time on long-running radio and TV impressions show Dead Ringers. The corporation confirmed today that the show, which starred comedians such as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell, would not be returning.

Bell tolls for Dead Ringers

The BBC has called time on long-running radio and TV impressions show Dead Ringers. The corporation confirmed today that the show, which starred comedians such as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell, would not be returning.

The Thick of It to return

A further eight episodes of BBC satirical comedy The Thick of It are in the pipeline, creator Armando Iannucci has confirmed. Iannucci said in an update today on social networking site Twitter that he was working on eight new scripts.