New ITV2 comedy ‘Action Team’ will be like ‘Naked Gun’ meets ‘Bourne Identity’

ITV2 has ordered a new “spoof spy action-thriller” from the makers of BBC Three’s Murder In Successville. Written by Tom Davis and James De Frond, Action Team follows the exploits of a top-secret team of special agents working for the British government and charged with saving the world. The six 30-minute episodes will star Tom Davis (Plebs), … >

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ITV2 orders new comedy about time-travelling South London jazz band

ITV2 has announced the commission of Timewasters, a new sitcom from the makes of Rev and The Job Lot. Written and created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, the six-part comedy series follows a struggling four-piece South London jazz band who travel back in time to the 1920’s via a urine-sodden lift in a dilapidated block of flats. The … >

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‘Plebs’ return date and Season 3 trailer revealed

Plebs, ITV2’s sitcom set in ancient Rome, will return for a third season next month. Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson are back as Marcus, Stylax and their feckless slave Grumio. New cast members include visiting parents (Samantha Spiro, Danny Webb, Steve Edge), a brazen Vestal Virgin (Michelle Keegan), a doping discus thrower (Ingrid … >

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ITV2 confirms UK return date for ‘Scorpion’

US drama Scorpion will return to UK screens later this month for the rest of its second season. Inspired by a true story, the high-octane drama follows eccentric genius Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) and his team of brilliant misfits who are the last line of defence against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. Scorpion … >

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No laughing matter: Black comedy on TV in 2015

You wait 19 years for a replacement to the much-loved black comedy series The Real McCoy (last broadcast in 1996) then, a bit like waiting for a bus, they all come along at once!  That was the situation TV viewers had at the beginning of November as ITV2 broadcast not one but four brand new … >

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‘Plebs’ Series 2 trailer

ITV2 has released a trailer for the second series of Plebs. Starring Joel Fry, Tom Rosenthal and Ryan Sampson as Marcus, Stylax and Grumio, the sitcom will return to ITV2 this autumn. It’s 26BC in Ancient Rome and the boys are up to their usual antics, trying to get dates and make it in the … >

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‘The Job Lot’ first look: Series 2 preview video

ITV2 has released a new preview for the second series of The Job Lot. Starring Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Sarah Hadland (Miranda), the sitcom launched on ITV in April last year and six new episodes will air on ITV2 this autumn. Guest stars in Series 2 will include Keith Duffy, Meera Syal, Mark Benton and … >

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