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Always June review
Pepperdine is the stand-out turn, with June likely to be just sort of eccentric but identifiable creation you could hang a decent sitcom on. And there are a reasonable number of amusingly scatty lines, often drawn from a Victoria Wood-style of amplified mundanity and super-specific references to the likes of 'the Parker Knoll'. But those around her are far less interesting bunch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd March 2020Vicki Pepperdine: interview
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the most.
The Guardian, 20th March 2020The Trouble With Maggie Cole review
If Dawn French gossiped like this in real life, she'd be in big trouble.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th March 2020The Trouble with Maggie Cole, review
Dawn French channels Vicar of Dibley in this irresistible drama.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 4th March 2020Radio 2 reveals Funny Fortnight pilots
Radio 2 has revealed a raft of comedy pilots, which it will broadcast across two weeks in March under the Funny Fortnight strand.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2020By hook or by Crook, Worzel Gummidge is a TV wonder
What greater horror could befall a 21st century child than to be without wi-fi or a phone charger? 'It'll be like the olden days,' gasped Susan to her brother John, cut adrift from technology in Worzel Gummidge (BBC1) - 'like the Nineties or something'. The olden days were director Mackenzie Crook's inspiration as he brought this quick-tempered, slow-witted, muddle-headed scarecrow back to life.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th December 2019Worzel Gummidge review
What happened to the creepy scarecrow from the 70s we knew and hated? He's been give the Mackenzie Crook treatment - and the result is a joyful, joke-filled eco-romp for our times.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 26th December 2019Worzel Gummidge is a tender comic triumph
In his remake of the beloved series, Crook proves both that he is John Pertwee's natural successor and he understands children completely.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 26th December 2019Vicki Pepperdine and Morgana Robinson star in Radio 2 comedy
Vicki Pepperdine and Morgana Robinson have created a new sitcom for Radio 2 called Always June.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2019Star cast revealed for new Worzel Gummidge
Michael Palin, Zoë Wanamaker, Vicki Pepperdine, Steve Pemberton and Rosie Cavaliero are amongst the stars joining Mackenzie Crook in the new version of Worzel Gummidge.
British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2019