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Mincemeat. Jane (Aimee Lou Wood)

Aimee Lou Wood stars in Channel 4 rom-com

Thursday 30th September 2021

Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood is to star in one-off Channel 4 comedy drama Mincemeat, as well as Sara Pascoe's debut drama Car Crash.

Chelmsford 123. Image shows from L to R: Aulus Paulinus (Jimmy Mulville), Badvoc (Rory McGrath). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

80s comedy Chelmsford 123 revived as new audio series

Wednesday 29th September 2021

Chelmsford 123, a late-80s Channel 4 sitcom set in Roman Britain, is being revived for a new 4-part audio series. The comedy was the first from leading TV production company Hat Trick.

Upright. Image shows from L to R: Lucky Flynn (Tim Minchin), Meg Adams (Milly Alcock)

Tim Minchin's Upright returning for Series 2

Monday 27th September 2021

Tim Minchin's comedy drama Upright is returning to Sky Atlantic for a second series.

Sex Education. Image shows from L to R: Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa), Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield). Copyright: Eleven Film

Sex Education Series 4 confirmed

Sunday 26th September 2021

Netflix has confirmed it has ordered a fourth series of Sex Education.

Freddy Krueger. Robert Englund

Film stars revealed for Netflix show Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés

Friday 24th September 2021

Richard E. Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Four Weddings And A Funeral star Andie MacDowell and A Nightmare On Elm Street actor Robert Englund are among the film stars dissecting movie tropes in Netflix's upcoming Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés.

Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Emma (Nicola Walker), Ian (Sean Bean)

Nicola Walker and Sean Bean to star in Marriage

Friday 24th September 2021

Marriage, the forthcoming BBC One comedy drama by Mum creator Stefan Golaszewski, will star Nicola Walker and Sean Bean.

Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron

Frankie Boyle's New World Order returning for Series 5

Thursday 23rd September 2021

Frankie Boyle's New World Order is returning for a fifth series, but this time recording in the comedian's native Glasgow.

Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Harland), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Derry Girls stars reunite for "Oirish" spoof as Channel 4 sitcom ends

Thursday 23rd September 2021

Channel 4 has confirmed that Derry Girls is to end after the forthcoming third series. But its stars Nicola Coughlan and Louisa Harland are reuniting for a new comedy podcast spoofing stage and screen 'Oirishness'.

Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan writes and stars in Apple TV+ series Emerald

Tuesday 21st September 2021

Sharon Horgan has shot her next television project - Emerald, a comedy drama for Apple TV+, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal.

Pandemonium. Image shows from L to R: Sue (Alison Steadman), Robin (Tom Basden), Rachel (Katherine Parkinson), Cherry (Tori Allen-Martin), Paul (Jim Howick), Sam (Jack Christou)

Tom Basden's sitcom Pandemonium ordered by BBC

Monday 20th September 2021

Plebs creator Tom Basden has landed a BBC One sitcom. Production is underway on six 30-minute episodes of Pandemonium, following on from a successful pilot that aired at Christmas.

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