BBC Three has commissioned a range of new comedy series. Fried Created and written by Jack and Harry Williams, Fried follows the staff in a struggling branch of a low-rent fast food chain. The official synopsis reads: “There’s Mary, the manager sent from head office who has grandiose plans for this fried chicken shop. Her … >
Josh Widdicombe and Jack Dee will star in Josh, a new flatshare comedy for BBC Three. BBC Three’s Channel Editor, Sam Bickley, announced the commission of today. Written by Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine (Live At The Electric), the six 30-minute episodes will follow Josh and two mates – Elis James as Owen and Beattie … >
BBC America has compiled some of the best moments from the recent Orphan Black panel at San Diego Comic-Con, featuring stars Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Ari Millen and Maria Doyle Kennedy with creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. Watch the video…
BBC Three has released a trailer for Siblings, the channel’s new sitcom created and written by Keith Akushie (Fresh Meat). The six-part series stars Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Tom Stourton (Live At The Electric) as Hannah and Dan – the worst brother and sister in the world. Each week, through their own selfishness and … >
Filming has started in south London on the third series of BBC Three’s comedy Some Girls. The six new 30-minute episodes follow the lives and loves of Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Amber (Alice Felgate) and Saz (Mandeep Dhillon) as the end of the term is in sight and they continue their painful and … >
Take a look at how the phenomenal special effects Orphan Black‘s second season were put together by visual effects company Intelligent Creatures…
In 2005, a group of teenage girls from Drumchapel in Glasgow made national headline news as they spearheaded a campaign to change deportation laws in the UK, after one of their immigrant friends and her family were arrested in one of a series of dawn raids initiated by the UK Immigration Department. Glasgow Girls, a … >
BBC America has renewed clone drama Orphan Black for a third season. Starring Tatiana Maslany as multiple characters, the sci-fi series will return for 10 new episodes in spring 2015. Season 3 begins filming in Toronto in September. Co-creator John Fawcett told the The Hollywood Reporter last month: “A lot of the things that we … >
BBC Three has released a trailer for Glasgow Girls, the channel’s new one-off musical drama . The 60-minute film tells the inspirational true story of a group of schoolgirls whose petition to save their friend from deportation inspired a movement, which would eventually help change immigration practices in Scotland. Glasgow Girls‘ cast includes Gary Lewis … >
BBC Three’s new mockumentary comedy People Just Do Nothing will begin airing later this month. The four-part series follows West London pirate radio station ‘Kurupt FM’ and launches at 10.45pm on Sunday 20 July on BBC Three. Led by self-proclaimed garage legend MC Grindah and his second in command, DJ Beats, these hapless individuals share … >