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Over To Bill. Image shows from L to R: Jez (Neil Morrissey), Bill Onion (Hugh Dennis). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Three Feet Productions
Over To Bill

Over To Bill

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2014
  • 1 pilot

Sitcom pilot starring Hugh Dennis as a weatherman who gets fired and then finds getting back on TV is much harder than he expected. Stars Hugh Dennis, Neil Morrissey, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Helen George, Shai Ahmed and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2014
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Hugh Dennis, Neil Morrissey, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Helen George, Shai Ahmed, Mary Roscoe, Ciara Janson, Rachel Marwood and more
Writer
Doug Naylor
Director
Doug Naylor
Producers
Richard Naylor, Gregor Sharp, Doug Naylor and Henry Normal
Companies

When BBC weatherman Bill Onion is fired in a departmental shake-up, it kicks off a blackly farcical train of events begins ends in humiliation for Bill, and an unexpected trip to a hospital clinic.

At his side throughout this sorry affair is his generally supportive wife Faith and best friend Jez, whose frosty partner Selina is something of a nemesis for Bill. Selina is systematically 'culling' all Jez's friends and is none too keen on Bill.

It's imperative Bill doesn't offend Selina in order to stay friends with Jez and meet Jez's friend Nigel Harrington, a big shot TV executive at Channel 4.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Comedy Playhouse 2014

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 29th April 2014 at 10:35pm on BBC One
Episode length
30 minutes

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