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The Young Offenders to return for Series 4
Friday 3rd March 2023
The Young Offenders is to return for a fourth series. The sitcom will move to BBC One, with creator Peter Foott saying "we're very excited to take the show in new directions".
Channel 4 drops I Hate You
Monday 27th February 2023
Channel 4 has dropped its new sitcom I Hate You after just one series.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returning for two more series
Friday 24th February 2023
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is returning for two more series, with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse visiting the UK's oldest pub and celebrating their faithful hound Ted's birthday in episodes airing later this year.
Matt Lucas reveals new sketch show details
Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Matt Lucas has spoken more about his and David Walliams's plans for a new sketch show - and it won't be a straight revival of Little Britain.
Two Doors Down moving next door to BBC One for seventh series
Tuesday 21st February 2023
Two Doors Down is moving to BBC One for its seventh series, with six more episodes set to air later this year.
Nicola Coughlan to star in Channel 4 comedy Big Mood
Monday 20th February 2023
Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan is to co-star in a new Channel 4 comedy, Big Mood. The six-part series focuses on a female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness.
Still Open All Hours Series 7 cancelled by BBC One
Thursday 16th February 2023
A seventh series of Still Open All Hours has been cancelled, after coronavirus delayed its production.
STV to stream cleaner sitcom Dirty Water
Thursday 16th February 2023
Scottish channel STV is launching a new sitcom about Glasgow cleaners on its streaming service. Dirty Water stars Burnistoun's Kirsty Strain, stand-up comic Billy Kirkwood and High Times' Stephen McCole.
Brennan Reece pilots BBC 3 comedy Step 9 about alcoholism recovery
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Brennan Reece and actor Dawn Sievewright are piloting Step 9, an anarchic BBC Three comedy drama about "real, flawed people" in alcoholism recovery in Glasgow, with the pair writing and co-starring.
Blackadder revival for Comic Relief
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Richard Curtis has announced a mini-revival of Blackadder for this year's Comic Relief fundraising telethon.