The new season of BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42 will begin later this month. Following the lives, loves and adventures of a fictional bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan, Season 3 begins at 10pm on Monday 9 March on BBC Three. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. In the first of six new episodes, … >
The Bad Education Movie has started production in Cornwall, based on BBC Three’s hit comedy series. The movie will shoot for five weeks on location in the UK. Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall returns as teacher Alfie Wickers alongside the TV show’s regular cast, including Sarah Solemani (Him & Her), Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), … >
BBC Three’s new spoof police comedy Top Coppers has started filming. Created by Cein McGillicuddy and Andy Kinnear, the six-part series stars John Kearns (winner for Best Comedy Show at Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014) and Steen Raskopoulos (nominee for Best Newcomer at Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014). Top Coppers follows the finest and weirdest detectives … >
Matt Lucas (Little Britain) stars as the titular elderly oddball aristocrat in Pompidou, BBC Two’s new visual comedy series. The six 30-minute episodes also star Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. Pompidou begins at 6.30pm on Sunday 1 March on BBC Two. In a clapped-out old caravan, parked in front of his now … >
The first trailer has been unveiled for Pompidou, BBC Two’s new visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas. The six 30-minute episodes star Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the titular Pompidou, an elderly oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times, alongside Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. Lucas commented last … >
ITV’s complete second season of Birds of a Feather is out to own on DVD from Monday 23 February. > Buy the DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got a copy on DVD to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and … >
A new two-part Hunderby special will begin filming this spring. The period comedy launched on Sky Atlantic in August 2012 and ran for eight episodes. Set in an isolated rural parish in the early 1800s, Hunderby was written, created by and starring Nighty Night‘s Julia Davis. Hunderby Revisited finds Hunderby still reeling from the revelations of … >
Vic and Bob’s comedy House of Fools will return to BBC Two next week for a new season. Season 2 begins at 10pm on Monday 16 February on BBC Two. Set in Bob’s home, the show once again follows larger than life lothario Beef (Matt Berry) alongside Vic’s brother Bosh (Dan Skinner), Bob’s sulky son … >
ITV has re-commissioned Benidorm for an eighth season. Seven new episodes will begin filming on location in Spain later this year, with creator Derren Litten introducing a brand new family to the Solana. Elaine Bedell, ITV’s Director of Comedy & Entertainment commented: “Benidorm continues its enduring appeal with ITV viewers, and we look forward to … >
Southbank Centre will host an evening of conversation with Miranda July later this month. The acclaimed filmmaker, artist and bestselling author will be celebrating the release of her debut novel, The First Bad Man. The event will take place at 7.45pm on Tuesday 24 February at the Queen Elizabeth Hall’s Purcell Room. > Buy tickets … >