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E4 orders Series 2 of My Mad Fat Diary
Monday 18th February 2013
E4 has ordered a second series of My Mad Fat Diary, its popular new comedy drama series that focuses on a teenager with mental health issues.
Matt Berry sitcom Toast Of London set for series
Friday 15th February 2013
Toast Of London, the 2012 Channel 4 pilot starring Matt Berry, is close to getting a series commission.
ITV orders Cabbage And Pat, a comedy about two older women
Thursday 14th February 2013
ITV, continuing to invest heavily in a new comedy push, has ordered Cabbage And Pat, a six-part comedy series about two older women 're-embracing life'.
BBC Three to broadcast bomb disposal comedy drama
Thursday 14th February 2013
BBC Three has announced Bluestone 42, an eight-part comedy drama series about a British bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan.
Morgana Robinson piloting BBC Three sitcom
Wednesday 13th February 2013
Channel 4 sketch and impressionist star Morgana Robinson is developing a sitcom pilot for BBC Three.
Dom Joly's Fool Britannia prank show gets second series
Wednesday 13th February 2013
Fool Britannia, the ITV prank show hosted by ex-Trigger Happy TV star Dom Joly, has been given a second series.
Series ordered for Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy
Monday 11th February 2013
Jo Brand is to front a brand new chat show all about the great British comedy for UKTV Gold.
Robert Downey Jr to make Black Mirror movie
Monday 11th February 2013
Robert Downey Jr has bought the film rights to Black Mirror episode The Entire History Of You, written by Jesse Armstrong.
Doon Mackichan filming hairdresser sitcom for BBC Four
Thursday 7th February 2013
BBC Four is working on Quick Cuts, a semi-improvised sitcom set in a hairdressing salon, starring Smack The Pony's Doon Mackichan.
BBC Three orders two series of Nick Grimshaw's panel show
Thursday 7th February 2013
BBC Three has ordered two series of Sweat The Small Stuff, a new celebrity-based panel show hosted by Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw.