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BBC Wales reveals new TV comedy pilots
Thursday 22nd April 2021
BBC Wales is piloting a series of comedy shorts. They include a television adaptation of the BBC Radio Wales police sitcom Bravo Two Charlies, Beena And Amrit starring Meera Syal, and Mammoth from stand-up Mike Bubbins.
BBC pilots PE teacher sitcom from Mike Bubbins
Thursday 22nd April 2021
Mike Bubbins is piloting Mammoth, a BBC sitcom about a swaggeringly macho 1970s PE teacher.
Broadcast Awards 2021 comedy nominees revealed
Thursday 15th April 2021
Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2021.
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up series coming to ITV
Thursday 15th April 2021
Paul O'Grady is returning to Saturday night primetime television with a new show combining chat show and game show elements. ITV has ordered a series of Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up.
Cold Feet could return soon with specials
Friday 9th April 2021
Cold Feet could return sooner than the mooted grandparent-era tenth series, with a number of intermittent specials in discussion, star John Thomson has revealed.
Ciarán Dowd films Don Rodolfo for BBC Two
Wednesday 7th April 2021
Ciarán Dowd has filmed a version of his critically acclaimed live show Don Rodolfo for BBC Two. It'll air on Thursday 22nd April at 10pm.
Meet The Richardsons set to return for Series 3
Tuesday 6th April 2021
Work has begun on a third series of Meet The Richardsons, before the second has even aired, Lucy Beaumont has revealed.
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland to pilot Simply Ken sitcom
Saturday 3rd April 2021
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland appears in Simply Ken, a sitcom pilot set in 1980s Sheffield. The half hour pilot focuses on Ken Codd, a character played by Craig Shepherd who has lost everything.
Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable to return for Series 2
Thursday 1st April 2021
Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable is returning to Dave for a second series, the host has revealed.
Ghosts to be remade in America
Thursday 1st April 2021
American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.