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

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

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, 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

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

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 (

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

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

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

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

The BBC has announced casting for Wahala, the new drama adapted by BAFTA- nominated writer Theresa Ikoko (Rocks, Grime Kids), made by Firebird Pictures, part of BBC Studios, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The stellar female-led cast includes Adelayo Adedayo, Deborah Ayorinde, Cush Jumbo and Susan Wokoma, who are joined by Nigerian screen icon Genevieve Nnaji. Based on Nikki May’s debut novel of the same name, Wahala (a Nigerian word meaning ‘trouble’) is a gripping and surprisi

Channel 4 has announced further casting for Close to Home, a new four-part drama series produced by the multi-Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning Element Pictures, a Fremantle company (Normal People, Bugonia). Joining the cast are Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones) as Dearbhla, Conor MacNeill (Industry) as Marty, Gerard Headley (Specky Clark) as Finty, Kerri Quinn (Say Nothing) as Jackie, Hannah McClean (Blue Lights) as Bernice, Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle (How to Get to

Channel 4, Sony Pictures Television and Playground today reveal a first look at Glenn Close as ‘Maud Oldcastle’ in UP TO NO GOOD. Based on Helene Tursten’s short story collections An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed, the upcoming six-part drama is written by acclaimed playwrights Nina Raine (Bach & Sons, Consent) and Moses Raine (Donkey Heart), marking the first original television series created by the duo. The series is directed by Lee H

Channel 4 has announced Vengeance: Murder on the Heath, a 2x60’ factual drama that tells the story of the killing of 21 year old Gagandip Singh by his friend Harvinder ‘Ravi’ Shoker in 2011. Branded by the press as the ‘Honeytrap Murder’,the case garnered national interest for the part played by Gagandip’s friend Mundill Mahil, with whom he had tried to pursue a romantic relationship. Gagandip Singh, a talented young television entrepreneur and Sikh community influencer, cul