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Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais to make Henry IX for Gold
Thursday 28th May 2015
Porridge writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have written Henry IX, a new sitcom for UKTV Gold.
BBC Two axes Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Tuesday 26th May 2015
BBC Two has decided to end Never Mind The Buzzcocks after 18 years and 28 series on air.
Channel 4 in talks with Dom Joly to bring back Trigger Happy TV
Tuesday 26th May 2015
Channel 4 has confirmed it is in talks to bring back Dom Joly's hidden camera comedy format Trigger Happy TV.
BBC One orders 3rd series of Count Arthur Strong
Friday 22nd May 2015
BBC One has announced the commission of a third series of Count Arthur Strong. The seven new episodes will be on TV in 2016.
Ben Miller's Horrible Science coming to CITV
Thursday 21st May 2015
Ben Miller is to star in Horrible Science, a new children's comedy-entertainment series for CITV based on the popular books from Scholastic.
Catherine Tate's Nan to return for new TV specials
Monday 18th May 2015
Catherine Tate is to return as her foul-mouthed OAP character Nan. She is set to record two specials for BBC television next month.
Cast announced for BBC comedy thriller Stag
Monday 18th May 2015
Tim Key, Reece Shearsmith, Rufus Jones and Sharon Rooney are amongst the comic actors joining Jim Howick as BBC Two's Stag begins filming.
Aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom by Roy Clarke uncovered
Friday 15th May 2015
Historian Graham McCann has revealed his discovery of an aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom pilot, written by Still Open All Hours creator Roy Clarke.
Tom Rosenthal and Naz Osmanoglu's Flat TV gets BBC Three series
Friday 15th May 2015
Tom Rosenthal and Naz Osmanoglu's 2014 Comedy Feeds sitcom Flat TV has been commissioned for a full series by BBC Three.
Cuckoo returns for Series 3
Friday 15th May 2015
BBC Three's Cuckoo is to return to screens for a third series. Greg Davies, Taylor Lautner and Helen Baxendale will all reprise their roles.