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Catherine Tate plans full series of Nan sitcom
Friday 29th January 2016
Catherine Tate is planning to create a full series of her sitcom set around her bad tempered Nan character.
Luisa Omielan to pilot new ITV2 comedy
Wednesday 27th January 2016
Stand-up comic Luisa Omielan is developing her own show for ITV2, via David Walliams and Miranda Hart's production company, King Bert.
Jack Docherty pilot Stop/Start confirmed for BBC Comedy Playhouse
Tuesday 26th January 2016
Stop/Start, a TV pilot based on Jack Docherty's hit Radio 4 sitcom Start/Stop, has been confirmed as one of the shows forming part of BBC One's next Comedy Playhouse season.
BBC to air Comedy Playhouse pilot Broken Biscuits
Tuesday 26th January 2016
The BBC is to air Broken Biscuits, a new Comedy Playhouse pilot written by the creators of Early Doors. Stars include Alison Steadman, Timothy West and Stephanie Cole.
BBC films hospital sitcom for Comedy Playhouse pilot
Tuesday 26th January 2016
The BBC has filmed Hospital People, a new sitcom pilot based around Tom Binns's established radio DJ character Ivan Brackenbury.
Stephen Fry joins Yonderland Series 3
Monday 25th January 2016
Sky1's fantasy comedy series Yonderland is to return for a third series, with Stephen Fry joining the cast.
Filming starts on Murder In Successville Series 2
Thursday 21st January 2016
Mark Wright, Emma Bunton and Chris Kamara will be amongst the guest stars in Series 2 of BBC Three's Murder In Successville.
David Jason says Still Open All Hours will return for Series 3
Thursday 21st January 2016
David Jason has said that the BBC will be making a third series of Still Open All Hours, the reboot of the classic sitcom.
BBC Two to show Philomena Cunk special
Thursday 21st January 2016
BBC Two is to broadcast Cunk On Shakespeare, a spin-off from Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe featuring Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk.
Production begins on the new series of Cold Feet
Wednesday 20th January 2016
The cast of ITV comedy drama Cold Feet have reunited for the first time in 13 years, as production begins on Series 6 of the show.