Thursday 23rd August 2012
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are to star in a new BBC Two comedy drama about a British Embassy team in Tazbekistan.
Monday 20th August 2012
Stand-up comedian Richard Herring is developing a new sitcom set in pre-revolutionary Russia, which aims to satirise modern Britain.
Sunday 19th August 2012
The Young Ones stars Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson are writing a TV series based on the premise of Hooligan's Island, their 1997 Bottom stage show.
Saturday 18th August 2012
IT Crowd star Chris O'Dowd will star in an 8-part BBC Two fake documentary series about a man researching his family tree.
Thursday 16th August 2012
Spy, the hit new Sky1 sitcom about a man accidentally recruited as a trainee spy, looks set to be re-made in the USA by ABC.
BBC Three has ordered Lee Nelson's Well Funny People, a new sketch vehicle for character comedian Simon Brodkin.
Wednesday 15th August 2012
Bad Education, the new sitcom written by and starring Jack Whitehall, made a strong start on BBC Three last night.
American network HBO are to pilot a US version of Getting On, the BBC Four comedy drama starring Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine.
Tuesday 14th August 2012
Henry Goodman and David Haig have been confirmed to reprise their stage roles in the new Yes, Prime Minister TV series.
Brendan O'Carroll, the star of Mrs. Brown's Boys, is to host a game show pilot for BBC One called Mrs. Brown's Celebrities.
