The hugely popular and award-winning Changing Ends returns for a fourth series and Christmas special this autumn. The news was first reported by The Sun newspaper with ITV now confirming the festive treat. Series 4 of Changing Ends shows ‘Little Alan Carr’ morphing more closely into the real Alan Carr we know today; more confident, sharp witted, and of course proudly gay. It’s 1990, Alan is 15 and craving independence and excitement. His sense of self is emerging like a butte

Mrs Brown's Boys creator and star Brendan O'Carroll has announced that the 2026 Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas and New Year special will not be going ahead due to an 'unexpected medical issue'. O'Carroll said in a statement: "It is with sincere regret I must announce that due to an unexpected medical issue I will have to cancel the recordings of the 2026 Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year’s Specials. Following a CT Scan, it was found that I had two fractures in my mandible

Saturday Night Live UK is back. Following its hit inaugural season earlier this year, the live comedy sensation returns to Sky and streaming service NOW on Saturday 12 September. The first six brand-new episodes will bring a fresh season of unpredictable, must-watch Saturday night television, with additional shows planned in early 2027. Broadcast live each week, the series will once again welcome a different celebrity host and musical guest for every episode, alongside topica

New comedy Ann Droid, which launched last month on BBC One, has become a hit for the BBC. Episode 1 of the comedy has consolidated to 4.61 million viewers after 7-days - the highest rating programme of the entire week of release, only behind the World Cup. That figure puts it marginally ahead of the last BBC comedy breakout hit - Small Prophets - which consolidated to 4.43m over the same period in February. Small Prophets eventually consolidated to 7.6m after 28-days. Written

Last Autumn, production company Banijay announced a new deal with creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley for the rights to bring back The Inbetweeners for new audience, across a range of platforms which could include TV, film or stage. Earlier this year it was reported the comeback will be in the form of a film on Netflix. The Sun newspaper now reports that all four leading stars - Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison - have all signed-up for the project,

The BBC has confirmed Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo will not be returning. Mastermind presented by Clive Myrie will continue and both Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo have one more series still to broadcast. The BBC say: "We are incredibly proud of all three of these much-loved shows and would like to thank everyone involved, both in front of and behind the camera, for bringing them to screen and making them such a success over many ye

Season four marks the return of fan favorites, including Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, alongside new additions Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely. In season four, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn

There's a possibility that Amandaland will be absent from the Christmas schedules this year, with filming on the hit comedy currently not due to recommence until early 2027. The BBC declined to comment when approached by TV Zone. The hit comedy, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, has gained critical acclaim and legions of fans, with an average of five million viewers over 28-days for series one, making it one of the BBC’s biggest comedy series since 2022.

We Are Lady Parts is unlikely to return for a second series on Channel 4. The broadcaster declined to comment when approached by TV Zone. The music comedy shows the highs and lows of the band Lady Parts as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussein – a geeky PHD student who is recruited to be their unlikely lead guitarist. The band’s fierce and enigmatic front-woman Saira sees something in Amina that the others can't see. Saira uses Amina’s desperation to find a husband as levera

Everyone Else Burns will not be returning for a third series on Channel 4. The broadcaster declined to comment when approached by TV Zone. The cast was led by Simon Bird (Friday Night Dinner, The Inbetweeners), and included Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers, Death in Paradise), Amy James-Kelly (Gentleman Jack, The Bay, Safe), Lolly Adefope (Shrill, Chivalry, Feel Good), Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats, Starstruck), Soph Galustian (Pedk’Eds), Harry Connor. Also starring were Ali Khan (Th

The Power Of Parker will not be returning to BBC One for a third series, The Sun newspaper have revealed. A BBC spokesperson confirmed: "There are no plans for a third series of The Power Of Parker." In the show, set in Manchester, 1990, the last days of Thatcher, we meet Martin Parker (Conleth Hill), a self-made impresario with the ambition of Alan Sugar and the swagger of Kilroy Silk. A man with a chain of electrical stores bearing his name, he seems to have it all. But the

Greg Davies is back as the UK’s favourite crime scene cleaner, Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead in a brand-new, one-off special of The Cleaner In Italy (w/t), which will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One over the festive period. Written by and starring Davies (Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners) and produced by SHUK, the hit comedy once again follows Wicky’s misadventures as a state-certified cleaning technician whose unusual day job involves scrubbing away the grisliest remnants of crime scene

Following on from its sensational second series and digital spin-off series The Dickie Show, the award-winning BBC sitcom Smoggie Queens, which is set and filmed in Middlesbrough, has been recommissioned for a third series on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. The series follows a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their North Eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community, with series three set to bring even more chaos, heart and mischief than ev

Written by Danielle Ward, BBC comedy Daddy Issues will be back for a third and final series on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. Made by Fudge Park, the series, starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, was BBC Three’s biggest comedy launch since the start of 2022, and series two was the channel’s top scripted title for 2025. Daddy Issues, filmed and set in Stockport, Greater Manchester, follows Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) coming to terms with life as a mum, with support from her hapl