New British comedy TV series coming in 2022
Here's a preview of some of the exciting British comedy series coming to TV in 2022...
The Curse
Channel 4, February
Featuring Tom Davies, and a number of the stars from People Just Do Nothing, The Curse is a comedy caper set in London in the early 80s. Inspired by the real-life Brink's-Mat robbery, it follows a gang of hopeless small time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgement, find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history. Guide
The Witchfinder
BBC Two, February
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper star in this comedy series set in the 1600s. The six episodes follow a witchfinder and his suspect on a road-free road trip through an England gripped by civil war, famine and plague. The witchfinder's captive is the worst possible travel companion: an inquisitive, uncouth woman whose ability to prick his pomposity and ask uncomfortable questions turns a straightforward journey into a life-changing ordeal. Guide
Newark, Newark
Gold, March
Comedy by Nathan Foad about his childhood and adolescence in the Nottinghamshire market town of Newark, where his mother ran a chip shop. Morgana Robinson, Mathew Horne and Nina Wadia are amongst the stars. Guide
The Island
Dave, March
A new comedy format devised by James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins, with Tom Allen as host and Kemah Bob and Jason Forbes as co-hosts. Across the series four comedians compete to make their own personal dream desert island the best one. Guide
Avoidance
A new sitcom starring Romesh Ranganathan, which has just been announced. Described as "a warm and bittersweet comedy series", Avoidance follows a man with severe conflict avoidance issues who is forced to change for the sake of his son. Guide
Big Boys
A comedy following two mismatched male friends thrown together at university. Created by Jack Rooke, it stars Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewellyn as the quiet Jack, with Plebs star Jon Pointing as party animal Danny. Guide
Chivalry
This series will see Steve Coogan starring as a producer who has to detoxify his film in the wake of the #MeToo movement. He's written the show with co-star Sarah Solemani, who plays a woke writer/director and mother of one who is paired together with Coogan's character by a cynical studio exec. Guide
Gaynor & Ray
The picture released by the BBC for this forthcoming pilot is quite the tease. It's already highly anticipated, as it stars Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones as two fifty-something newlyweds, both married for a second time. Guide
This Is Going To Hurt
A comedy drama series based on Adam Kay's book about his time as a junior doctor. Ben Whishaw plays the character of Adam, who we find wending his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy - junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Guide
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Comedy thriller series about two friends, written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli. It starts with Jen (Hizli) arriving in town with her son Harry and disrupting Nic's lonely life with fun, laughter and booze. Guide
Backstage With Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan welcomes a range of top stand-up comedians to perform in this new series for Amazon Prime. What sets it apart from other stand-up shows is there will also be in-depth backstage chats between the comedians. Guide
Black Ops
A series telling the story of Dom and Kay, who join the Met police in the hope of cleaning up their community but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise, with their situation "quickly becoming more fiasco than Donnie Brasco". Guide
Call My Agent!
A UK version of the hit French comedy. The eight episodes, penned by W1A's John Morton, are set around a London talent agency where agents scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat after the sudden death of its founder. Lydia Leonard, Jack Davenport, Maggie Steed and Prasanna Puwanarajah star.Guide
Extraordinary
The first UK comedy commission from Disney+. Extraordinary follows Jen, a young, self-aware woman who lives in a world where everyone has a superpower - except her. There's not much more official detail about this show yet, which is being written by Emma Moran (pictured). Guide
Funny Woman
A comedy about a fictional British comedy actor, based on Nick Hornby's book, Funny Girl. Gemma Arterton plays Barbara Parker, a woman who has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? After a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory: an audition for a TV comedy show. Guide
Hard Cell
Catherine Tate's new comedy. Tate plays multiple characters in a woman's prison, as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff capturing the penal system. (Look out for The Nan Movie in cinemas in March, too.) Guide
I Hate You
A new comedy by Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper. It focuses on two best friends in their 20s and their intense, messy friendship in today's intense, complicated world. Guide
Mammals
A comedy drama about a troubled marriage, starring James Corden. Again, little else is known yet but it has been announced that Sally Hawkins will co-star in the six part series created by Jez Butterworth. Guide
Man Vs Bee
There's a fair amount of anticipation for this new series as Rowan Atkinson returns to Mr Bean territory with a new character. Over 10 short episodes, "a man finds himself at war with a bee while house-sitting a luxurious mansion. Who will win, and what irreparable damage will be done in the process?" Guide
Marriage
Nicola Walker and Sean Bean play a married couple negotiating the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage in this four-part comedy drama created by Mum writer Stefan Golaszweski. Guide
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
In this new series by Susan Nickson, Sheridan Smith plays a highly-stressed workaholic. Rosie's been self-medicating in the worst way possible, and now the house of cards is about to come tumbling down around her. Guide
Sneakerhead
This new three-part sitcom will be "shining a light on young working life in Britain." The half-hour episodes, set in a shop that sounds a bit like Sports Direct, will be lead by People Just Do Nothing star Hugo Chegwin alongside TV chef and grime artist Big Zuu, in his first television acting role. Guide
Stuck
Dylan Moran's new sitcom, which co-stars Morgana Robinson. Dan and Carla are at a cross-roads. Dan has recently been made redundant, while Carla is wondering whether this is all she can expect from life. Add their age gap to the mix, and the re-emergence onto the scene of Carla's ex-girlfriend Maya, and it's no wonder that they're feeling stuck. Guide
The Love Box In Your Living Room
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will celebrate 100 years of the BBC in this forthcoming sketch show special. If you saw Harry And Paul's Story Of The 2s you'll have a good idea of what to expect. Guide
We Are Not Alone
Set six weeks after aliens have invaded and completely conquered Earth, one off special We Are Not Alone will explore the culture clash between humankind and its new alien masters, who are trying to make sense of a planet "so confusing and idiotic that its inhabitants can't even agree which side of the road to drive on". It's been created by Ghosts stars Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond. Guide
Meanwhile, returning shows include The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, Meet The Richardsons, Kate & Koji, The Other One and The Outlaws - all expected before the end of the spring.
Other programmes coming back later in the year include Bloods, Code 404, Derry Girls, Doc Martin, Ghosts, Good Omens, Hypothetical, Inside No. 9, Not Going Out, Sex Education, Taskmaster and We Are Lady Parts.
For a complete list of productions check out our TV coming soon list
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