The six 30-minute episodes have been commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One and Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning.

Pompidou is Lucas’s first solo authored narrative series and will introduce a brand new set of characters, with guest appearances from some of the world’s finest physical comedy performers.

Matt Lucas tesaed: “I’m delighted to be back at the BBC with another show full of new characters – however, unlike Little Britain and Come Fly With Me, this one has no dialogue at all. I’ve always been a huge fan of the visual comedy of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and of course, our very own Mr Bean. I’ve been working for a while with two great writers – Julian Dutton and Ashley Blaker – to create a bunch of new faces which we hope will appeal to audiences in Britain and beyond. At the centre of it is Pompidou himself, an elderly aristocratic English oddball who has fallen on hard times but who remains upbeat and resourceful.”

Danny Cohen commented: “Matt’s new project is wonderfully original and ambitious. I can’t wait to see what he and his talented team produce.”

Shane Allen added: “The concept is wonderfully imaginative, the writing hugely inventive and it’s the perfect vehicle for Matt – one of a handful of performers in the whole world who could pull this off. A sleep-deprivingly exciting project.”

Pompidou will air on BBC One in late 2014.

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