Donna Preston
- Actor, writer and producer
Press clippings
Chris McCausland & Lee Mack to star in Sky festive special Bad Tidings
Chris McCausland and Lee Mack will star as two perpetually feuding neighbours in a one-off festival comedy drama on Sky titled Bad Tidings.
British Comedy Guide, 8th April 2024CBBC orders fantasy comedy Pickle Storm from Zapped creators
CBBC has ordered Pickle Storm, a children's fantasy comedy from the creators of Zapped, starring Kassidi Roberts in the title role, with Donna Preston as her mother Lystra, a battle-hardened warrior, and stand-up Inel Tomlinson as her father Hendrick, an eccentric wizard.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2023Chris McCausland in pitch-black reality show Scared Of The Dark
Blind stand-up comic Chris McCausland is to take part in Scared Of The Dark, a Channel 4 reality show in which celebrities must spend eight days in a purpose-built living space designed to block out any light.
British Comedy Guide, 21st March 2023BBC launches online channel Funny Parts
BBC Studios has launched Funny Parts, a digital platform to showcase classic clips and new content.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2022Good Omens Series 2: new characters and cast photos revealed, release date teased
Good Omens returns in summer 2023 and will introduce new characters, some with familiar faces.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 7th October 2022Review: Inside No. 9 - Hurry Up And Wait
A claustrophobic and unsettling watch.
Luke, The Custard TV, 1st June 2021Inside No 9: Hurry Up And Wait review
This week's episode of Inside No 9 hit that sweet spot between spookiness and humour that Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are so good at finding. And a large part of that is down to the very game guest stars, playing against type.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st May 2021Inside No. 9 review: Hurry Up And Wait
Line Of Duty's Adrian Dunbar plays himself in a deliberately uncomfortable blend of comedy and true crime drama that plays with Inside No. 9's twist tradition. Spoilers.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 31st May 2021Inside No. 9 review: Adrian Dunbar was an absolute hoot
The Line Of Duty star sent himself up marvellously in an episode that had strong echoes of The League Of Gentlemen.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 31st May 2021Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians
Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2021