Pete Thornton (I)
- Producer, executive producer, executive and crew member
Press clippings
Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson back for Murder, They Hope specials on Gold
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for two more Murder, They Hope specials on Gold. The first, Blood Actually, will air at Christmas and co-stars Robert Webb, Jane Horrocks, Lee Mack and Sarah Hadland, with a second 90-minute special to be broadcast in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2023Gold orders second series of Murder, They Hope
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for a second series of comedy mysteries in Murder, They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu to star in new Dave sitcom Sneakerhead
Channel Dave has ordered Sneakerhead, a new three-part sitcom set in a sports shop. Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu star.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Sandylands Series 2 in production
Production has started on the second series of Sandylands. The regular cast are joined by Tracy-Ann Oberman for three new episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2021Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson returning with more murder mysteries
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson have reunited for more comedy murder mysteries on Gold, this time in a three-part series called Murder They Hope.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd November 2020The Cockfields to return for Series 2
Gold has ordered a second series of The Cockfields, the sitcom starring Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan.
British Comedy Guide, 29th June 2020Gold announces new sitcom Sandylands
Sanjeev Bhaskar, David Walliams, Sophie Thompson, Craig Parkinson and Simon Bird are amongst the stars announced for new Gold sitcom Sandylands.
British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2019Comedy exec Pete Thornton to rejoin BBC in-house team
Pete Thornton, Commissioning Editor at Comedy Central, is set to rejoin BBC In-house Comedy as a Creative Head this month, Mark Freeland, Head of BBC Comedy announced today.
BBC Press Office, 12th April 2012