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Stanley Baxter receives BAFTA Scotland award
Wednesday 9th December 2020
Stanley Baxter has received the Outstanding Contribution title at the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2020. Other winners include Guilt, Scot Squad and actor Ncuti Gatwa.
Danny & Mick to return to CBBC
Tuesday 8th December 2020
19 more episodes of hit slapstick CBBC sitcom Danny & Mick have been filmed. The new episodes will start on the channel in early 2021.
'Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled' to return
Tuesday 8th December 2020
Chat show format Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled is to return to Dave for a sixth series, in early 2021.
Netflix renews Feel Good for second series
Monday 7th December 2020
Feel Good, starring and co-written by Mae Martin, will return to Netflix for a second series next year, but Channel 4 has pulled out of involvement with the sitcom.
BBC to broadcast Comic Relief pantomime
Thursday 3rd December 2020
BBC Two is to broadcast Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Christmas on 24th December. Stars include Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, with the stars of This Country as The Evil Step Sisters.
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.