TV News Page 11
Dad's Army blue plaque to be unveiled
Tuesday 12th June 2018
Dad's Army's golden anniversary is to be marked next month with a new blue plaque in Thetford, Norfolk, where location filming for the sitcom took place. The sitcom's vicar, Frank Williams, will unveil it on 21st July.
Channel 4 orders Joe Lycett's Got Your Back series
Tuesday 12th June 2018
Following the success of a non-broadcast pilot, Channel 4 has ordered a full series of "consumer justice" comedy show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
Channel 4's social worker sitcom Damned ends after two series
Friday 8th June 2018
Channel 4 has confirmed that Damned, the sitcom about social workers starring Jo Brand and Alan Davies, has ended after two series.
Channel 4 orders Rufus Jones sitcom series Home
Friday 8th June 2018
Channel 4 has ordered Home, a sitcom series written by and starring Rufus Jones. The comedy was piloted in 2017 as part of the Comedy Blaps strand.
Channel 4 orders Matt Berry sitcom Year Of The Rabbit
Friday 8th June 2018
Matt Berry is to star in Year Of The Rabbit, a new sitcom series about a police trio operating in the "unhinged chaos" of Victorian-era London.
GameFace Series 2 coming to Channel 4
Friday 8th June 2018
Roisin Conaty's self-penned sitcom GameFace is to return for a second series. Six more episodes will be made in 2019, to be broadcast on Channel 4.
Channel W orders Women On The Verge comedy drama series
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Channel W is to show Women On The Verge, a comedy drama series about three woman who don't feel in control of their lives. Kerry Condon, Nina Sosanya, Eileen Walsh and Sharon Horgan will star.
Tracey Ullman's Corbyn sketch attracts antisemitic slurs
Monday 4th June 2018
A Jeremy Corbyn sketch from Tracey Breaks The News has gone viral, and attracted a backlash laced with antisemitic accusations from the politician's far left supporters.
6 million watch Peter Kay's Car Share finale
Tuesday 29th May 2018
Peter Kay's Car Share: The Finale peaked at 6.4 million viewers on Bank Holiday Monday.
Katherine Ryan to host 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown special
Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Katherine Ryan is to host a special female-only episode of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage.