

THE CLEANER: GREG DAVIES TEASES RETURN OF BBC COMEDY SERIES
Taskmaster presenter Greg Davies has teased the return of his hit BBC comedy The Cleaner. Speaking on The One Show earlier this month, Davies said: "I've been told I'm not allowed to say much, but all I can tell you is, it's not over. The Cleaner is not finished, we're working on something. I'll be writing, yes, but I am not allowed to tell you what form it's in." Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead (played by Greg Davies), is a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special fiel


THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE: FIRST LOOK AT NEW BBC ONE COMEDY SERIES STARRING LENNY RUSH, BASED ON BOOKS BY ERIC MORECAMBE
The 6 x 30 series, based on the books by British comedy legend Eric Morecambe (The Morecambe & Wise Show) and written by Rob and Neil Gibbons (Alan Partridge), will see Tom Davis (Wonka, King Gary) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag), Charlie Cooper (This Country) join the cast. Plus Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Joe Wilkinson (After Life), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts), Esther Smith (Trying), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Ray Fearon (Not Going Out), Ellie May Sheridan (Dodger),


OPENING UP: BBC ANNOUNCES NEW COMEDY FROM AMY GLEDHILL FOR BBC ONE
The BBC has commissioned Opening Up, a new comedy created and written by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Amy Gledhill (Alma’s Not Normal, Run Away, Taskmaster) and RTS Award nominated writer Nic Sampson (Starstruck). The six-part series will be made by Avalon for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, continuing in a rich line of scripted series created by artists with Edinburgh Festival Fringe success, such as Phoebe Waller Bridge’s Fleabag and Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck. Opening Up, set


HOPLEY HALL: JAMIE-LEE O'DONNELL TO LEAD CAST OF NEW BBC COMEDY FROM DANIEL PEAK
Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls, Leonard and Hungry Paul) will star in Hopley Hall (w/t), a brand-new comedy created and written by Daniel Peak (Not Going Out, Code 404) for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Northern Ireland. Co-produced by Nice One Productions and Birdie Pictures (backed by STUDIOCANAL) and supported by Northern Ireland Screen, the six-part series is centred around an historic and slightly shabby Grade 1 listed house in the Northern Ireland countryside. Hopley H


THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE: BBC THREE COMEDY RETURNS FOR THIRD SERIES
BAFTA and double RTS award-winning comedy Things You Should Have Done, produced by Roughcut TV, has been recommissioned for a third series on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. Created from the unique comedy mind of Lucia Keskin, the six-part series will bring another dose of hilariously offbeat, dysfunctional family-sitcom. The series, filmed and set in Ramsgate, Kent, will welcome back self-confessed ‘stay at home daughter’ Chi (Lucia Keskin), as she navigates her way through a li


SUCH BRAVE GIRLS: BBC THREE COMEDY RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES
Multi-award-winning hit comedy Such Brave Girls is back for a third series and pinky promises to be genuinely uplifting. Josie (Kat Sadler), her sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson) and their mother Deb (Louise Brealey) are finally happy. They didn’t need men and the magic was in them all along. Pass the tissues! Just kidding, things are set to get worse for the family at the heart of the BBC’s feel-bad sitcom. Kat Sadler says: “An honour and a shock that the BBC would willingly l


MAMMOTH: HIT WELSH COMEDY CONFIRMED FOR THIRD SERIES ON BBC TWO
Mammoth, the hit Welsh comedy about a PE teacher from the 70s who gets a second chance at life, will return for a third series on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two and BBC One Wales. Made by BBC Studios Comedy, it stars Mike Bubbins (Tourist Trap, Death Valley) as Tony Mammoth, a PE teacher believed to have perished in an avalanche during a school trip in 1979, who attempts to rebuild his life after miraculously returning from the dead when his body is discovered frozen in time. The new f


PUSHERS: ROSIE JONES COMEDY AXED BY CHANNEL 4 AFTER ONE SERIES
Channel 4 have axed Pushers, the comedy series written by Rosie Jones and Peter Fellows. A spokesperson for Channel 4 told The Independent said: "We're so proud of Pushers and would like to thank Rosie Jones, Peter Fellows, 2LE Media and Merman Television for their brilliant and dedicated work on the series... "We look forward to working together on future projects. Like all broadcasters, we regularly review our programming to ensure we're offering the right range of content


TWO DOORS DOWN: HIT SCOTTISH COMEDY RETURNS FOR EIGHTH FULL SERIES ON BBC ONE
Multi award-winning Scottish sitcom Two Doors Down, made by BBC Studios Comedy, is set to return with a brand-new full series for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Scotland. Series eight picks up exactly where the 2025 Christmas special left us. Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric (Alex Norton) are still clinging to the hope of a quiet life, but their best efforts are no match for the relentless chaos supplied by neighbours Colin (Jonathan Watson), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Christine (


BLACK OPS RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES ON BBC ONE
Award winning comedy Black Ops, made by BBC Studios Comedy for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will return for series three. Chaotic but lovable duo Dom (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Kay (Hammed Animashaun) are back, and they’ve been given their first undercover mission by MI5, with Dom as leader and Kay her undercover ‘asset’. Their mission: to uncover the identities of a secretive far-right terror group via a shady museum director selling off artefacts to fund them. But a figure from K


NOT GOING OUT: BBC CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF LEE MACK COMEDY WITH DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL
The BBC will mark a major comedy milestone with a special documentary celebrating 20 years of Not Going Out, the hit studio sitcom created, co‑written by and starring Lee Mack. Not Going Out is the longest‑running British sitcom currently on air, with 106 episodes (and counting), beloved for its quick‑fire gags, inventive set‑pieces and unforgettable characters. Now, for the first time, Lee Mack opens the doors to the creative process behind the show that has defined two deca


DAISY MAY COOPER'S BBC COMEDY AM I BEING UNREASONABLE? CONFIRMED FOR THIRD SERIES
Twisted comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, will return to BBC iPlayer and BBC One for a third and final series. Filmed in Bristol, Gloucestershire and the West Country, it picks up where series two ended: Is Nic’s (Daisy May Cooper) confession finally out there? What exactly did Jen (Selin Hizli) do to Mrs Baggot? Has Dan (Dustin Demri-Burns) put a bun in the wrong oven? Did Ollie (Lenny Rush) make Suzie (Amanda


HIT COMEDY AMANDALAND CONFIRMED FOR THIRD SERIES ON BBC ONE
BAFTA-winning BBC comedy Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, is officially returning to BBC iPlayer and BBC One after a two series run and a record-breaking Christmas Special episode. Since launching, Amandaland, produced by Merman, 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. The series has continued to grow – av


FILM CLUB: BBC COMEDY STARRING AIMEE LOU WOOD ENDS AFTER ONE SERIES
BBC Three comedy Film Club, starring Aimee Lou Wood Nabhaan Rizwan, will not be returning for a second series. The news was revealed via Deadline. Friday night. 7pm. Film Club Week 198. Evie hasn’t left the house in six months after a ‘wobble’, and Film Club is her escape. A weekly chance to create a world of wonder, deck the garage out in whatever the movie calls for and spend a few uninterrupted hours with Noa - her best friend and one of the few mates who still shows up. B



























































