Great News
- TV sitcom that was never made
- BBC One
- 2006
- 1 pilot
Unbroadcast sitcom pilot written and directed by John Morton about a fictional local newspaper. Also features Kevin McNally, Tim Preece, Daisy Haggard, Daniel Mays, Lucy Briers and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Added to BCG
- 2006
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Kevin McNally, Tim Preece, Daisy Haggard, Daniel Mays, Lucy Briers, Steve Oram, Neil McCaul, Sarah Hadland and more
- Writer
- John Morton
- Director
- John Morton
- Producers
- Paul Schlesinger and Jon Plowman
- Company
A sitcom set in the sleepy offices of Stowebridge Times, a local Wiltshire newspaper. The comedy comes from the team behind People Like Us (the 1999 - 2001 mockumentary). It revolves around 'six hapless journalists who are by turn competitive, ambitious, incompetent and lazy'. The pilot, which was filmed in December 2006, starred Laura Solon, Kevin McNally, Tim Preece, Daniel Mays and Daisy Haggard.
This project was cancelled before being produced.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Recording details
- Trowbridge - Pilot filmed in December 2006