Both BBC comedies are returning alongside Not Going Out which heads into its 14th series. Alongside the surprise news of an Outnumbered Special, which joins the already announced Gavin and Stacey: The Finale this Christmas, the BBC have also confirmed some series returns. The returning comedies were announced at the BBC Comedy Festival 2024, taking … >
Meet Tony Mammoth – a PE teacher out of time. Defrosting on April 17th, Mammoth is a new comedy co-written and starring Mike Bubbins. It takes the frozen in time concept and applies it to a late 1970s PE teacher, like Captain America without the heroics – or a reverse Ashes to Ashes. Here’s the … >
The series takes the man out of time concept and applies it to a late-1970s PE teacher. The BBC have revealed a first look at their forthcoming comedy Mammoth. From what we’ve read, the series takes the Adam Adamant / Captain America frozen in ice concept but, rather than a hero, uses it to draw a … >
The Game of Thrones star swaps Westeros for Stockport in the 1990s. The Power of Parker is a new comedy which takes place in Stockport, 1990. It stars Conleth Hill as the ambitions Martin Parker, whose life is about to get very complicated… Here’s the premise for The Power of Parker: It’s Stockport 1990 and … >
Coming up next week is the Salford Sitcom Showcase, a collaboration between the BBC’s comedy wing and BBC North. As well as a preview of Vic and Bob’s Big Night Out 2.0, the night will feature a live performance of The Entrepreneuress, which is Sian Gibson’s new, in-development BBC sitcom, and a live Q&A with … >
Peter Kay’s Car Share will return next year for an “intimate, poignant and hilarious” new season. The comedy series premiered exclusively on BBC iPlayer in 2015, receiving three million iPlayer requests in its first four days before airing on BBC One to over six million viewers. Car Share went on to win Best Scripted Comedy at the BAFTA Television Awards, with Peter Kay bagging the … >