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Dawn French to star in new comedy drama Delicious
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Dawn French is to take on a major new acting role. She will take the lead in new Sky1 comedy drama Delicious.
BBC Three orders Fleabag series
Wednesday 20th April 2016
BBC Three has ordered Fleabag, a six-part comedy series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator of Channel 4's Crashing.
Marley's Ghosts to return for Series 2
Monday 18th April 2016
Channel Gold has ordered six more episodes of Marley's Ghosts, the sitcom starring John Hannah, Sarah Alexander, Nicholas Burns and Jo Joyner.
Sara Cox, David Walliams and Jason Manford for ITV panel show pilot
Sunday 17th April 2016
Sara Cox, Jason Manford and David Walliams are to take part in a new ITV panel show pilot called Is This Your Life?.
Taskmaster Series 3 line-up revealed
Saturday 16th April 2016
Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Dave Gorman, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe will take part in the third series of Taskmaster.
Episodes to end after Series 5
Tuesday 12th April 2016
Episodes, the BBC Two sitcom starring Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig and Matt LeBlanc, is to end after its next series.
Kerry Howard to star in Keeping Up Appearances prequel
Monday 11th April 2016
Kerry Howard will play Hyacinth Bucket in Young Hyacinth, the BBC's new prequel to Keeping Up Appearances.
Ardal O'Hanlon & Sarah Hadland star in ITV sitcom pilot
Friday 8th April 2016
ITV has piloted a new family sitcom called The Berries. Ardal O'Hanlon and Sarah Hadland are the central stars.
Jonathan Creek to return for 20th anniversary special
Thursday 7th April 2016
Alan Davies has confirmed that comical detective drama Jonathan Creek will be returning for a one-off special.
Harry Hill to host spoof cooking show on Sky
Thursday 7th April 2016
Harry Hill is to host a new entertainment series for Sky1. Harry Hill's Tea-Time will be a mix of a chat show and spoof cooking show. He is also working on a sitcom for the BBC.