The UKTV Gold channel is celebrating the beloved comedy series throughout June. Blackadder, the classic era-hopping comedy is 40 years old this June. To mark the occasion, the UTKV comedy channel Gold is devoting the month to the show. The channel is stripping the show’s four series across weeknights, as well as debuting two new … >
Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow will return to BBC Two for six further 30-minute episodes and a Christmas special in 2017. Commissioned as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare Festival 2016, marking the 400th anniversary of the writer’s death, the first season launched on BBC Two last month, averaging over two million viewers. Actor David Mitchell commented: “I’m thrilled that we’ll be … >
BBC Two announced the commission of Upstart Crow, a new comedy about the life of William Shakespeare written by Ben Elton. David Mitchell (Peep Show) will star as Shakespeare in the six-part series, which is part of the BBC Shakespeare Festival 2016. The cast also includes Harry Enfield (Harry & Paul) as Will’s dad, John … >
Contemporary British comedy scribes find themselves preceded by a long-standing tradition of great British comedy screen-writers. With a very identifiable sarcastic undertone and dry connotation, British comedy has its own unique identity, not just in the English speaking world, but further afield. We take a look at 5 great British screen-writers… Ford Kiernan and … >
BBC One controller Danny Cohen has announced the commission of a new six-part sitcom, Slings and Arrows, written by Ben Elton.