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ITV orders new Birds Of A Feather series
Tuesday 18th June 2013
ITV is reviving Birds Of A Feather, the BBC's hit 1990s sitcom. It has ordered 8 new episodes of the show.
Smack The Pony to return?
Tuesday 11th June 2013
The stars of female-led sketch show Smack The Pony are to pitch the idea of the format returning, 10 years after it last aired on Channel 4.
ITV2 orders second series of Plebs
Tuesday 11th June 2013
ITV2 has ordered a second series of Plebs, the sitcom set in Ancient Rome starring Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson.
More details on the new Chris Addison sitcom
Friday 7th June 2013
More details on Trying Again, the Sky Living series written by Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell, have been announced. The cast includes Jo Joyner and Alun Cochrane.
Blandings to return for a second series
Friday 7th June 2013
BBC One has confirmed it has ordered a second series of Blandings, the PG Wodehouse comedy series starring Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders.
Keith Lemon to release debut music single
Friday 31st May 2013
Leigh Francis, in character as Keith Lemon, is to release a debut single called I Wanna Go On You to tie in with the new series of Lemon La Vida Loca.
Spy, the sitcom axed by Sky, wins international award
Friday 31st May 2013
British sitcom Spy has won at the prestigious international Rose d'Or Awards, despite having been axed by Sky1.
Suffragette sitcom Up The Women to return for Series 2
Thursday 30th May 2013
Jessica Hynes's new sitcom, Up The Women, has been recommissioned for a second series before the first episode aired.
Caitlin Moran pilot Raised By Wolves - Details revealed
Wednesday 29th May 2013
Additional details have been revealed about Raised By Wolves, the Channel 4 sitcom pilot co-written by Times columnist Caitlin Moran.
Joan Collins joins the cast of Benidorm
Wednesday 29th May 2013
Joan Collins will play a hotel high-roller called Crystal in the new series of ITV comedy Benidorm. Series 6 of the sitcom is filming in Spain now.