Multi-award winning BBC comedy thriller Black Ops returns for a second series for BBC One and iPlayer. BAFTA award winner Gbemisola Ikumelo reprises her role as Dom, and Hammed Animashaun returns as Kay, alongside Akemnji Ndifornyen as gang boss Tevin. Series two sees a star-studded line-up of guest stars joining the cast including, Tom Stourton (Barbie, Poor Things), Nigel Havers (Chariots of Fire, Coronation Street), Annette Badland (Heartstopper, Ted Lasso), Ed Speleers (S

The official trailer has been released for Can You Keep a Secret?, the six-part sitcom starring Dawn French, Mark Heap, Craig Roberts and Mandip Gill, and written by Simon Mayhew-Archer, the producer of hit BBC Comedy This Country. Dawn (French & Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley) plays widow Debbie Fendon - granny, lawn bowler, tinpot dictator - who will stop at nothing to make sure her family’s protected. Unfortunately, most of the time the person they really need protecting fr

The festive special of the hit BBC comedy starring Diane Morgan, Michelle Greenidge and Tom Basden, will not air this Christmas as planned. The festive special was scheduled to air on Monday 22nd December on BBC Two before being pulled from the schedules by the BBC earlier this week. British Comedy Guide reports that the BBC 'wants to update' parts of the episode before it airs, and is instead expected to air in 2026. The synopsis for the special read: A seasonal comedy spec

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Only Fools and Horses in 2026, U&GOLD announces a brand-new two-part documentary series: Only Fools and Horses: The Lost Archive (2 x 60’). Packed with never-seen-before footage uncovered in the archive from over 10 classic episodes - including fan favourites like The Jolly Boys’ Outing and Mother Nature’s Son - and more, the series also features new interviews with cast and crew. Created by John Sullivan - whose wit and warmth defined a g

The new and returning comedy titles airing in 2026...  Can You Keep A Secret Dawn (French & Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley) plays widow Debbie Fendon - granny, lawn bowler, tinpot dictator - who will stop at nothing to make sure her family’s protected. Unfortunately, most of the time the person they really need protecting from is her. When her hermit-like husband William (Mark Heap - Friday Night Dinner, Green Wing) unexpectedly dies, she makes an outlandish decision that will

Amanda and the family head to Aunt Joan’s country house, but the plans change when Mal and Anne tag along and she struggles to recreate the magical Christmases she spent there as a child. Anne’s in despair at being separated from her family, and Felicity is increasingly irritated by her sister’s constant high spirits. Meanwhile Mal sees a hidden photo that seems to reveal a deep family secret… Alongside the returning cast, the Christmas special welcomes the absolutely fabulou

Following the huge success of the global hit film franchise, Ted, the loveable, foul-mouthed teddy bear returns to take over the small screen with a second series of the prequel series. From Emmy-winning creator Seth MacFarlane, last year Ted became the biggest US comedy launch audience on Sky since records began in 2002. The welcome return of Ted has been reflected in viewing figures with the opening episode on Sky in the UK hitting just over 1.36 million views in the 28 day

Channel 4 announces the series two commission of hit sketch comedy Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios (Friday Night Dinner, Back, Ludwig). Series one of Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping saw David Mitchell and Robert Webb’s long-awaited return to Channel 4 and marked a bold return to British sketch comedy.  The show was Channel 4’s biggest comedy launch since 2018 with the opening episode consolidat

Australian comedy Colin from Accounts has been recommissioned for a third series, expected to air again on BBC Two in the UK. Patrick Brammall (Offspring, Glitch) and Harriet Dyer (The Invisible Man, No Activity) will return to write, star and executive produce the series, it will be produced by Easy Tiger Productions (Jack Irish, Rake, The Twelve). The series is distributed outside of Australia and New Zealand by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Patrick Brammall and Ha

The residents of Latimer Crescent will congregate at Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric’s (Alex Norton) house to celebrate Christmas.   The neighbours are all back:  Christine (Elaine C Smith), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Colin (Jonathan Watson), Alan (Graeme Stevely) and Michelle (Joy McAvoy), plus Beth and Eric’s son Ian (Jamie Quinn) and his fiancé Gordon (Kieran Hodgson). When Eric and Beth put their tree up earlier than usual, they unwittingly kick off the Christmas season in

ITV has released a first look at the second series of Piglets, one of its most talked about comedies of 2024, and also announced the show will air on ITV2 rather than ITV1 when the show returns early next year. The first series is one of the biggest comedies on ITVX and has so far reached 5.6m across its 6 episodes and launched last July with 2.8m viewers. Piglets follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops and the handful of key staff whose thankless

Disney+ announces Mosquito, from acclaimed screenwriter Tony McNamara, comes a sardonic look at a young couple’s relationship, starring Golden Globe and Emmy® award-nominated Nicholas Hoult (Superman, Nosferatu) and BAFTA and Emmy® award-nominated Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Twisters). The British powerhouse leads play Kate and Ed, a recently married couple whose secrets begin to reveal as daily life chips away at the personas they present…all started by an intrusive mo

Live At The Apollo is back welcoming an array of established and up-and-coming stand-ups to the world-famous Apollo stage. At the forefront of its genre, the roll call of stand-ups who have performed on the iconic Live at the Apollo set plays out like a who’s who of comedic royalty and this series is no different. This first festive episode of the new series of the award-winning Live at the Apollo is hosted by the brilliant Josh Widdicome who introduces comedians Andrew Mensa

First look images have now been released for the second series of Dancing Ledge Productions’ (Prisoner 951, The Responder, The Salisbury Poisonings) hit comedy Big Mood. Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, the six-episode series will air on Channel 4 next year. Returning cast members include Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls) as Maggie, Lydia West (It’s A Sin, Inside Man) as Eddie, Robert Gilbert (Big Boys) as Will, Eamon Farren (The Witcher) as Krent, Niamh Cusa