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Sketch show for BBC Two with female comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver
- Genre:
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast:
- 2012 (BBC Two)
- Episodes:
- 6 (1 series)
- Starring:
- Lorna Watson, Ingrid Oliver, Adrian Scarborough, Hugo Speer, Peter Serafinowicz, Rhona Croker, Matthew Earley, Bob Golding, Vicki Hopps, Tom Parry, Holly Smith
- Writers:
- Lorna Watson, Ingrid Oliver, Kevin Cecil, Alex Lowe
- Production:
- British Broadcasting Corporation
& Popper Pictures
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, this is Watson & Oliver - the BBC's latest sketch show, mixing a variety of different characters and styles.
Best friends since school, Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver are well known on the live comedy circuit. They have had three consecutive sell-out Edinburgh Festival shows and appeared in a wealth of comedy greats such as the BAFTA-winning Peep Show, The IT Crowd and We Are Klang.
Characters include the Georgian ladies, Jean and Lou in their prison sketch, and Wills and Kate reminiscing about their wedding day.
Guest stars in Series 1 included: John Barrowman, BAFTA winner Daniel Rigby, Adrian Scarborough, Sophie Thompson, Felicity Montagu, Hugo Speer, Colin Salmon and Perry Benson.
A second six-part series has been ordered, to include a host of new characters alongside favourites from Series 1.
Mark Freeland, BBC Head of In-House Comedy, said: "I'm extremely excited that Watson & Oliver's comic creations will be back on BBC Two next year. It's reward for their colourful range of characters, their warmth and sheer verve."
Watson and Oliver said: "We're over the moon that the BBC has given us a second series. We're absolutely chuffed to bits and can't wait to get cracking on it. 'Ere it comes and off we go."
Executive producer Robert Popper, added: "I'm thrilled that Lorna and Ingrid will be back on the telly. They're superb comedy actresses and I love their silliness."
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