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Dane Baptiste sitcom Sunny D to be remade in USA
Monday 26th November 2018
Sunny D, the BBC sitcom written by and starring Dane Baptiste, is to be remade in America by Saladin K Patterson and Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Not Going Out Christmas special to be broadcast live
Monday 26th November 2018
A Christmas special of Lee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out is to be broadcast live on BBC One on 21st December.
Still Game Series 9 to be shown on BBC Scotland in February 2019
Thursday 22nd November 2018
The final series of Still Game will be shown on the new BBC Scotland channel in February 2019.
Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Thursday 22nd November 2018
Derry Girls, Detectorists, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Country and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2019.
Dominic Cooper to star in Sky comedy pilot Peacock
Wednesday 14th November 2018
Dominic Cooper is to star in Peacock, a pilot for Sky One about a physical training instructor who works in a gym.
The Inbetweeners to host 10 year birthday show
Wednesday 14th November 2018
The cast of The Inbetweeners are to reunite to feature in a two-hour Channel 4 show celebrating the success of the sitcom.
BBC Wales renews Tourist Trap and The Tuckers
Tuesday 13th November 2018
BBC One Wales has ordered a full series of Steve Speirs sitcom The Tuckers, and a second series of tourist board mockumentary Tourist Trap.
Harry Enfield to play Richard Branson in new BBC comedy
Tuesday 13th November 2018
Harry Enfield is to play Sir Richard Branson in Island Of Dreams, a new BBC Two comedy pilot written by the creators of The Windsors.
Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new Dad's Army
Friday 9th November 2018
Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst will play Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes.
Al Murray to host pub quiz show on Quest
Wednesday 7th November 2018
Al Murray is to host Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz, a new series for TV channel Quest. A total of 21 hour-long episodes are being made.