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Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe). Copyright: Monumental Pictures.

Broadcast Awards 2021 comedy nominees revealed

Thursday 15th April 2021

Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2021.

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Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up series coming to ITV

Thursday 15th April 2021

Paul O'Grady is returning to Saturday night primetime television with a new show combining chat show and game show elements. ITV has ordered a series of Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up.

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Cold Feet could return soon with specials

Friday 9th April 2021

Cold Feet could return sooner than the mooted grandparent-era tenth series, with a number of intermittent specials in discussion, star John Thomson has revealed.

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Don Rodolfo. Don Rodolfo (Ciarán Dowd). Copyright: Avalon Television.

Ciarán Dowd films Don Rodolfo for BBC Two

Wednesday 7th April 2021

Ciarán Dowd has filmed a version of his critically acclaimed live show Don Rodolfo for BBC Two. It'll air on Thursday 22nd April at 10pm.

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Meet The Richardsons set to return for Series 3

Tuesday 6th April 2021

Work has begun on a third series of Meet The Richardsons, before the second has even aired, Lucy Beaumont has revealed.

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Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland to pilot Simply Ken sitcom

Saturday 3rd April 2021

Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland appears in Simply Ken, a sitcom pilot set in 1980s Sheffield. The half hour pilot focuses on Ken Codd, a character played by Craig Shepherd who has lost everything.

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Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable to return for Series 2

Thursday 1st April 2021

Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable is returning to Dave for a second series, the host has revealed.

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Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Julian (Simon Farnaby), Humphrey (Laurence Rickard), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick). Copyright: Monumental Pictures.

Ghosts to be remade in America

Thursday 1st April 2021

American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.

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Defending The Guilty. Image shows from L to R: Will Packham (Will Sharpe), Caroline Bratt (Katherine Parkinson), Ashley (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Danielle (Gwyneth Keyworth). Copyright: Big Talk Productions.

Defending The Guilty's second series cancelled because of coronavirus

Tuesday 30th March 2021

Defending The Guilty will not be returning for a second series. The BBC Two legal comedy was commissioned to shoot further episodes last year, but due to cast availability being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic the show has now been cancelled.

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