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Ben Elton pens new BBC One sitcom pilot
Tuesday 31st July 2012
Ben Elton has penned a new sitcom pilot entitled Slings & Arrows, starring David Haig.
James Corden says Gavin & Stacey will return
Monday 30th July 2012
James Corden has indicated that he does want to bring hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey back to screens.
Stephen Merchant to pilot Hello Ladies for HBO
Tuesday 24th July 2012
Stephen Merchant is to write and star in a HBO sitcom pilot based on the premise of his 2011 stand-up tour.
BBC re-pilots panel show hosted by Miranda Hart
Wednesday 18th July 2012
Miranda Hart is to host a pilot episode of And You Are...?, a panel show about people who share the same names.
BBC Four commissions age 60+ joke telling series
Friday 13th July 2012
BBC Four is making four episodes of a show in which members of the public aged 60 and above tell jokes to camera.
David Walliams hosting new BBC One panel show pilot
Friday 13th July 2012
David Walliams is hosting a pilot episode of a new BBC One panel show format called I Love My Country, with Frank Skinner and Greg Davies as the team captains.
Peep Show writer developing new Sky sketch show
Thursday 12th July 2012
Sam Bain, the co-writer of Peep Show and Fresh Meat, is working on a new sketch show for Sky called Strange Pairs.
Channel 4 confirms Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror Series 2
Thursday 12th July 2012
Channel 4 has confirmed that Charlie Brooker's dark satirical series Black Mirror is due to return for a second series.
Stacey Solomon sitcom in development
Thursday 12th July 2012
X Factor singer Stacey Solomon could star in an ITV sitcom about her life, according to reports.
BBC confirms The Thick Of It Series 4 details
Thursday 12th July 2012
The BBC has released details about the new series of The Thick Of It. Series 4 will begin on BBC Two this autumn.