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Diane Morgan to star in sitcom pilot Lethal
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
BBC Two sitcom pilot Lethal will star Diane Morgan as a woman from Bolton obsessed with America. When her visa application is denied, she decides to marry a prisoner on death row.
A League Of Their Own announces UK Road Trip
Tuesday 1st December 2020
Sky panel show A League Of Their Own will travel from Loch Ness to London for its next special Road Trip series, which is now filming.
Taskmaster special line-up revealed
Monday 30th November 2020
John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas will take part in the Taskmaster special titled Taskmaster's New Year Treat.
Angela Barnes stars in Bird sitcom pilot
Monday 30th November 2020
Angela Barnes stars alongside Julia Deakin and Perry Benson in Bird, a sitcom pilot about a woman who becomes pen pals with a convicted killer on death row.
Jo Brand to present How To Stay Sane In A Mad World
Friday 27th November 2020
Jo Brand is to front a new Channel 4 show offering up light-hearted tips with how to cope with lockdown. Jo Brand's How To Stay Sane In A Mad World will be broadcast this winter.
Big Boys - a sitcom by Jack Rooke - to be filmed for Channel 4
Thursday 26th November 2020
Channel 4 has ordered Big Boys, a semi-autobiographical sitcom by comedian Jack Rooke about an unlikely friendship between two young men who meet at university.
Guilt Series 2 in production
Wednesday 25th November 2020
Filming is underway on the second series of BBC Scotland's dark comedy drama Guilt. Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives are joined by a new cast.
GameFace ends on Channel 4 after two series
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Channel 4 has declined to commission a third series of GameFace, written by and starring comedian Roisin Conaty.
ITV to air Des O'Connor tribute
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Des O'Connor will be honoured with a tribute programme, Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer, on ITV in December.
Pandemonium sitcom coming to BBC One
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Pandemonium, a sitcom starring Katherine Parkinson, Jim Howick, Alison Steadman and Tom Basden is coming to BBC One this Christmas.