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Motherland to return for Series 2
Wednesday 7th March 2018
BBC Two sitcom Motherland is to return for a second series, Sharon Horgan has revealed.
This Country stars lead comedy-related RTS Awards nominations
Wednesday 7th March 2018
The nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2018 include This Country, People Just do Nothing and Chewing Gum.
BBC to broadcast Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Killing Eve
Wednesday 7th March 2018
The BBC is to show Killing Eve, Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge's new high-stakes thriller series that is described as "laugh-out-loud funny and edge-of-your-seat gripping".
Plebs Series 4 launches in April with a cast change
Tuesday 6th March 2018
Series 4 of Plebs launches on ITV2 this April, but with a major cast change. Joel Fry (Stylax) has left the show, with Jonathan Pointing talking over as builder Jason. Guest stars include Robert Lindsay.
ITV3 to broadcast Larry Grayson documentary
Tuesday 6th March 2018
ITV3 will air new two-hour documentary Larry Grayson: Shut That Door! this Easter. It will feature never-before-seen footage of The Generation Game host.
British-African TV channel launches with new comedy
Monday 5th March 2018
A new TV channel, YANGA!, is launching. Aimed at British-African audiences, the station will include a new weekly comedy show, Number 6.
The Horne Section to film TV special
Monday 5th March 2018
Musical comedy group The Horne Section are to film a two hour TV special for channel Dave.
The Nightly Show cancelled
Thursday 1st March 2018
ITV has confirmed that The Nightly Show won't return, admitting the format "did not perform as well as we had hoped".
Terry Pratchett series The Watch coming to TV
Thursday 1st March 2018
BBC Studios is developing The Watch, a series based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.
Channel 4 orders prank special Riot Girls
Friday 23rd February 2018
Grace Campbell, Sophie Duker, Jen Wakefield and Cam Spence will star in a new one-off hidden camera prank show for Channel 4.