Jim O'Hanlon
- Director, producer and executive producer
Press clippings
Jimmy Carr writes his first film, the Downton Abbey spoof Fackham Hall
Jimmy Carr has written his debut screenplay, Fackham Hall, a Downton Abbey period spoof in the style of Airplane!. Co-written with his brother Patrick and The Dawson Brothers, it will begin shooting in the UK next year and stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie, Emma Laird and Katherine Waterston.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2023Your Christmas Or Mine? sequel starts filming next month
Your Christmas Or Mine?, the festive rom-com starring Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Daniel Mays and Angela Griffin, written by sketch comic Tom Parry, is returning for a sequel set in the French Alps.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2023Apple TV+ recommissions Trying
Apple TV+ has recommissioned its British sitcom success, Trying. The comedy will return for a fourth series next year.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2022Tom Parry writes first film
Tom Parry has written his first film, a festive family comedy - Your Christmas Or Mine? - now filming at Pinewood. Meanwhile, Joe Lycett and Rich Hall will appear in new Sky film A Christmas Number One.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2021Trying, Apple TV+ review
Esther Smith triumphs anew in adoption-centred comedy-drama.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2021Trying Series 2 review
With Esther Smith and Rafe Spall back in delightful form, it would be hard to find a better pair to build a heartwarming comedy around.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 21st May 2021Trying 2 review
In an era of TV/streaming shows celebrating diversity, Andy Wolton's programme feels like something of a throwback to a Richard Curtis-style period when London was populated entirely by white people, i.e. never.
Dan Meier, The Upcoming, 17th May 2021Trying, review
Apple TV's first British comedy isn't as funny or as quirky as it's trying to be.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st May 2020Review: Trying, Apple TV+
Apple TV+'s first British original comedy is an interesting one. It both plays it very safe, with its cosy thirtysomething Camden Town environment and also goes into some unusual territory as it deals with a young couple going through the difficult process of adopting.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st May 2020Sky confirms more Urban Myths episodes
Jack Whitehall, Ade Edmondson, David Suchet, Noel Fielding, Sheila Hancock and Philip Glenister are amongst the stars of Sky Arts' 2018 Urban Myths episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017