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Preview: The Other One
The first of BBC Two's new comedy pilots, The Other One, centres around two half-sisters who don't know about each other until their dad dies. Sophie Davies has had a sneak peek...
Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 11th September 2017Cold Feet, series 7, ITV review: more comedy than drama
After last year's comeback, it's a fresh start for Mike Bullen's friends.
Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 9th September 2017Top cast announced for BBC Two sitcom pilot The Other One
BBC Two has announced a new sitcom pilot about two sisters who had no idea about each other until their father drops dead. The cast includes Siobhan Finneran and Rebecca Front.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2017Radio 2 announces new season of comedy pilots
Radio 2's Comedy Showcase strand is to return, with comedies starring the likes of Harry & Paul, Romesh Ranganathan, Tim Vine and Cardinal Burns.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2017Radio 2 to make generation clash sitcom Just Grand
Radio 2 is making Just Grand, a sitcom about a working class couple who become unwilling guardians to their estranged grandchildren.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2017Radio Times review
Benidorm is ailing. I speak as one who loved the earlier series but, as the eighth opens, it can barely crank out an ounce of credibility in the storylines, let alone a decent laugh. The Garveys are gone and with them any clout Steve Pemberton, Sheila Reid and Siobhan Finneran brought to the show (although Reid will be back for a guest spot).
A new family, the Dawsons (headed by a shrill Julie Graham), make little impact, while Joyce (Sherrie Hewson) seriously considers hiring the deeply unsavoury Marcus (Robin Askwith).
On a positive note, Jacqueline gives her late hubby Donald a touching send-off, aided by hairdresser Troy (Paul Bazely, returning after four years away).
Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 9th January 2016Siobhan Finneran & Steve Pemberton on leaving Benidorm
"It's been heartbreaking to leave Benidorm!"
What's On TV, 28th December 2014Radio Times review
A pensioner expires under the hairdryer in Blow 'n' Go, leaving Kenneth and Liam in a pickle. Drippy Martin wakes up after the stag do in bed with (he believes) a teenage girl. Donald and Jacqueline, cavorting in lycra and anti-grav boots, take on the lads, Michael and Tiger, in a beach-volleyball contest. And Tonya Dyke (magnificent Hannah Waddingham) resorts to Abba at the karaoke to get the better of oily Mateo.
Sounds a riot, doesn't it? But apart from the odd racy line, Benidorm is creaking like an old banger in need of lubrication. The Garveys (Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran and Sheila Reid - all of them a gift to any writer) deserve better material.
Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 23rd January 2014Interview with The Garveys
RT's Patrick Mulkern meets his sitcom heroes, Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran and Sheila Reid.
Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 7th December 2013"Benidorm is becoming the organ theft capital of Spain," reads Janice (Siobhan Finneran) in the local paper. The headline is referring to a gang who are kidnapping people and pinching their kidneys. So no wonder there's panic in tonight's visit to the sun-drenched sitcom when Madge (Shelia Reid) is seen being bundled into the back of a car. Elsewhere, Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski) coos over the flurry of messages she's receiving through the new swingers app on her husband's phone. "It must be that picture of Condoleezza Rice I put on my profile," she says.
Toby Dantzic, The Telegraph, 15th March 2012