Harry Hill and Jennifer Saunders for new BBC sitcom

BBC One has announced a brand new sitcom, which will have Harry Hill in the lead role and Jennifer Saunders playing his mother. The series is being developed under a simple title – The Harry Hill Sitcom – which makes us think that it will centre on the idea of Hill playing a fictionalised version of … >

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13 British TV comedies that became movies, rated from best to worst

Absolutely Fabulous and The Office are the latest British sitcoms to have made the move from TV to film, with Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie and David Brent: Life on the Road arriving in cinemas this summer. Adapting a British TV comedy for the big screen is something that’s been done many times before… with varying degrees … >

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Harry Hill returning as Professor Branestawm this Christmas

A sequel to last year’s The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm will air on BBC One this Christmas. Harry Hill will reprise his role as the title character in The Further Adventures of Professor Branestawm, adapted by Charlie Higson from Norman Hunter’s classic children’s books. > Buy last year’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm … >

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‘The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm’ preview

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember with great fondness the books about a peculiarly British nutty professor by Norman Hunter, starting with The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm. You’ll also no doubt be somewhat dismayed that you’re now old enough to be referred to in online reviews as being ‘of a certain age’. … >

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Harry Hill’s ‘The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm’ trailer

Harry Hill makes his acting debut this Christmas in BBC One’s The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm. Adapted by Charlie Higson from Norman Hunter’s classic children’s books, the hour-long family film airs at 8.30pm on Wednesday 24 December on BBC One. Hill stars as Professor Branestawm, an absent-minded inventor who is oblivious to the chaos … >

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