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Scarborough is missing one key element - humour

Even the most forgiving audience will struggle to laugh at a flat Jimmy Saville gag.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 6th September 2019

Filming begins on BBC One comedy Scarborough

Filming has begun on Scarborough, the new BBC One sitcom written by Benidorm creator Derren Litten. Stars include Jason Manford, Catherine Tyldesley and Stephanie Cole.

British Comedy Guide, 15th April 2019

Inside No.9 review: Halloween special: 'Dead Line'

The way it was done, the sheer audacity of the whole thing left one almost open-mouthed in admiration and amazement.

Dodo's Words, 19th November 2018

Inside No. 9's live episode was exceptionally clever

Television history, urban myth, horror tradition, all bound together and delivered at a breakneck pace through live television.

James Cooray Smith, The New Statesman, 30th October 2018

Inside No 9, live Halloween episode, review

The League of Gentlemen graduates deploy retro-horror with some very post modern twisting.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 29th October 2018

Inside No 9: Dead Line review

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith love a gimmick, coming up with ever-inventive ways to present each of their Inside No 9 stories.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2018

Inside No 9 Live, review

A prank pulled off with aplomb, this was a televisual trick and treat.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 28th October 2018

BBC to launch new sitcom set in Scarborough

Derren Litten, the creator of Benidorm, has written a new sitcom series for BBC One called Scarborough.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2018

Cabin Pressure turns 10: the sitcom that broke records

It has won numerous awards, broken BBC Radio 4 records, launched the career of "a once in a generation writer" and spawned a devoted, international fan base with a particular enthusiasm for travelling lemons and otter storage dilemmas. It's the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure - which for 10 years has chronicled life at a tiny (fictional) charter airline. But it is also a programme that very nearly didn't get made.

Kate Whannel, BBC, 2nd July 2018

Still Open All Hours Series 5 confirmed

Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One for a fifth series later in 2018. The recommission means that the sequel has now accumulated more episodes, and more series, than the original hit show.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd May 2018

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