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The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin Series 2 confirmed
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Apple TV+ has ordered a second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, the comedy series starring Noel Fielding as the famous highwayman.
Nikhil & Jay animated CBeebies sitcom reveals voice cast
Tuesday 2nd July 2024
British Tamil actor Charithra Chandran leads the voice cast for CBeebies animated sitcom Nikhil & Jay, with Janine Duvitski, Mark Benton and Tez Ilyas amongst those also signed up.
Riz Ahmed's Amazon Prime struggling actor comedy shooting in London
Tuesday 25th June 2024
Riz Ahmed's new comedy drama for Amazon Prime about an actor having a quarter-life crisis will shoot in London this summer, with the Four Lions star playing a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential breakdown in the currently untitled series.
Mrs. Brown's Boys returns for Christmas 2024
Friday 21st June 2024
The BBC has confirmed that long-running sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys will return to screens for two further specials this Christmas.
Robert Webb & Isy Suttie reunite for CBBC basketball sitcom High Hoops
Friday 21st June 2024
Robert Webb and Isy Suttie are reuniting for High Hoops, a CBBC sitcom about a hopeless school basketball team and the new player aiming to turn their fortunes around.
Bad Education: BBC has 'no plans' for another series
Thursday 20th June 2024
The BBC has said that Bad Education won't be returning for a sixth series.
'Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out' retrospective coming to Gold
Wednesday 19th June 2024
Absolutely Fabulous is being celebrated with a retrospective documentary on Gold, Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out, featuring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks, original scripts and unseen clips.
Brassic returning for a record-equalling 7th series on Sky Max
Monday 17th June 2024
Sky has recommissioned Brassic for a seventh series, equalling the record for the broadcaster's longest running narrative comedy, and before the sixth series has even aired.
Comedy quiz Romesh Ranganathan's Parent's Evening coming to ITV
Friday 14th June 2024
ITV has ordered Romesh Ranganathan's Parent's Evening, a primetime comedy quiz from Romesh Ranganathan and his mum Shanthi, in which contestants' fortunes "lie in the hands of those supposed to know them best ... their parents".
Daisy May Cooper comedy drama Rain Dogs cancelled
Friday 14th June 2024
Rain Dogs, the comedy drama starring Daisy May Cooper, has reportedly ended after one series.