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items: Robert Webb reveals his verdict on whether Peep Show will get a film or could return for a revival series
items: Emily in Paris season 5: Release date and latest news
items: Johnny Vaughan explains why Porridge is still the greatest sitcom after his own prison experience
items: I’m This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay, and this is my honest letter to my 10-year-old self
items: Guz Khan reveals why he ended Man Like Mobeen - and how he portrays multi-faith marriages in new Christmas caper
items: Friends and The Big Bang Theory set to leave Netflix UK – and it's happening very soon
items: Peter Kay reveals Netflix wanted Phoenix Nights on streaming service and why he turned them down
items: Bridgerton fan-favourite stars in riotous first look at return of acclaimed comedy series
items: Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne confirms reunion with Catherine Tate for exciting new project
items: Celebrity Traitors fan favourite makes surprise entrance in exclusive look at epic TV event with comedy legends
items: South Park season 28 release schedule: How to watch new episodes in the UK
items: Two Doors Down writer reveals Christmas episode with a twist – and why the show returned after co-creator’s death
items: Amandaland star teases Christmas special reunion for Absolutely Fabulous icons as Jennifer Saunders joins cast
items: The Inbetweeners' James Buckley reveals hopes for Jay in his 30s as a comeback is rumoured
items: Iconic '90s sitcom receives first look at 30th anniversary reunion special as cast unites to celebrate
items: Mrs Brown's Boys star's BBC sitcom special with "shed full of laughs" gets first look amid major production update
items: Ricky Gervais's latest Netflix stand-up special gets release date confirmed - and it's very soon
items: Friends spin-off Joey finally releases eight unaired episodes nearly two decades later
items: Dawn French's much-anticipated sitcom featuring Doctor Who favourite releases first look at comedy "we can all relate to"
items: The Simpsons kills off memorable character in surprising new season 37 episode
items: BBC confirms nationwide casting search for new Adrian Mole series – with beloved author revealed to be penning adaptation
items: Iconic Julie Walters series tipped for BBC reboot 40 years after it first aired
items: How accurate is BBC sitcom Ghosts? History experts and creatives weigh in
items: Rowan Atkinson stars in chaotic first look at new outing for Netflix comedy series Man vs Baby
items: Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr's TV return in beloved comedy finally gets air date confirmed
items: Why weren't three major Brassic stars in the show's finale?
items: Brassic alternate ending revealed by star as closing scenes sparked big debate
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items: Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close
items: Brassic season 7: Release date, trailer and latest news

Robert Webb reveals his verdict on whether Peep Show will get a film or could return for a revival series
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date: 2025-12-04T14:00:38.000Z
creator: Rianne Ison
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
encoded: Peep Show fans have long wondered whether they’ll see a movie version of the hit series – and now the show’s star Robert Webb has had his say. Revealing his verdict on whether we’ll see his character, Jeremy ‘Jez’ Usbourne, and David Mitchell's Mark Corrigan on the big screen in the future, Webb explained he’s not sure the show’s unique format – which is filmed from a 1st person perspective – would translate. "I think Sam [Bain] and Jesse [Armstrong], the writers, talked about it for a while," Webb told RadioTimes.com. "Because of the POV thing and the way the camera moves around, I think it would just make everyone feel sick – even more than the content of Mark and Jeremy’s behaviour makes people feel sick!" "Just the camera swinging around like that on a big screen would be quite difficult to watch, so I think that’s why Sam and Jesse have always been a bit tentative about it." Webb, who recently reunited with his Peep Show co-star David Mitchell for their Channel 4 series Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, also went on to say that he would have to think twice about returning for a film. "Those half hour things that turn into 90 minute things, it doesn’t always come off," he said. "Sometimes it can, but Peep Show sort of lives in that format and it’d be a shame to do something a bit balls just for the sake of doing a movie." But could diehard fans ever see a TV reboot of the series that came to an end in 2015? "David and I are tremendously old so it would be a very different show," added Webb at the Rose d’or Awards 2025. “It was about two people in their thirties and 'are they going to get it together/ aren’t they going to get it together.' "If they’re still in their fifties living together, and they hate each other and they’re romantically and professionally unfulfilled, the jury isn’t out anymore – it’s been decided and there’s no jeopardy, they’ve blown it." Read more: Peep Show's most excruciating episodes: from Christmas to weddings David Mitchell and Robert…

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Emily in Paris season 5: Release date and latest news
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date: 2025-12-03T17:24:20.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: We now have an official release date! ***Contains major spoilers from Emily in Paris season 4 parts 1 and 2***
encoded: ***Contains major spoilers from Emily in Paris season 4 parts 1 and 2*** Emily in Paris fans have finally been treated to their first glimpse of season 5 ahead of the series arriving on Netflix later this month. Confusingly, the new season won't actually be in Paris anymore and will pick up where season 4 left off, with our titular heroine heading up a new Agence Grateau office in Rome. However, as we can see in the trailer, she soon finds that her ideas aren't translating in Italy. "But Rome wasn't built in a day," she tells Luc (Bruno Gouery), who responds: "And yet it only took you one day to destroy it". Elsewhere in the footage, we also get a glimpse at a shock romance between Emily's ex Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and best friend Mindy (Ashley Park). On the announcement of season 5 at the end of 2024, series creator Darren Star told TUDUM: "We’re thrilled with the incredible response to this season of Emily in Paris and excited to return for a fifth to continue Emily’s adventures in Rome and Paris!" Explaining that this doesn’t mean the name of the show is changing, Star added: “Emily’s going to have a presence in Rome. It doesn’t mean she’s not going to be in Paris, but she’s going to have a presence in Rome. Sending Emily to Italy to head up a new office was born out of Star’s desire to "stay ahead of the audience and take them to unexpected places," and show that the series "has the ability to have a bigger footprint". Read on for everything you need to know about the future of Emily in Paris. Emily in Paris season 5 release date All 10 episodes of Emily in Paris season 5 are set to be released on 18th December 2025 on Netflix - just in time for Christmas! Production on the fifth instalment began back in May, with the news confirmed with an exclusive sneak peek of Lily Collins enjoying la dolce vita on a vespa – how quintessentially Italian of her. The post was followed up with the caption: "She's starting" so we'll just have to wait and see what dramatic tur…

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Johnny Vaughan explains why Porridge is still the greatest sitcom after his own prison experience
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date: 2025-12-03T17:01:32.000Z
creator: Craig McLean
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: The Radio X drivetime host is a big fan of Oasis, Horatio Nelson and Ritz Crackers.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. What’s the view from your sofa? There’s a mantelpiece and a lot of dinosaurs. My son Milton is obsessed with them. They’re meant to be up in his room, but every time I put them there, he brings them all downstairs to create “dino-ramas” on the floor. My partner [Vanessa Howard] and I thought he’d grow out of these a few years ago. He hasn’t, and he’s now five. Who controls the remote at home? Well, because we’re always losing them, I discovered you can buy them easily on Amazon, so there’s loads of remotes just lying around, which means we get into tit-for-tat remote wars. It just goes on and on, but generally, if I’ve cooked dinner, I do. What have you enjoyed watching recently? We’ve just finished The Bear. Sometimes the reason you’re hating something is because it’s emoting precisely what the makers intended, so if The Bear makes you angry and frustrated, it’s because it’s meant to produce that reaction. What does it take to be a good presenter? Someone who realises it’s a craft, and is always chasing that perfect show. You’ve got to keep learning. I came to radio from telly and I was a real snob about it: “Television is bigger profile and now I’m coming to radio – so, boy, am I doing radio a favour!” Then you realise that radio is something you get better at. For me, TV you can either do or you can’t. I did The Big Breakfast, the most lively live show, so anything else in telly was never as enjoyable. Who’s the broadcaster you most admire? Anthony Bourdain. You could see his brilliance and his weaknesses. I interviewed him once and his passion for it was fantastic. He was travelling the world, eating great food, meeting great people – something we’d all love to do. Thanks to social media, now everyone can be a broadcaster, but are they real broadcasters? It’s short-form content, and there’s a bit of wannabe-ness about it. They’re like the local TV news we used to have – it would cut to a reporter dressed in ka…

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I’m This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay, and this is my honest letter to my 10-year-old self
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date: 2025-12-03T17:01:23.000Z
creator: Adam Kay
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: Magazine
description: Working for the NHS inspired Adam Kay to write his memoir This Is Going to Hurt. Now he’s penned a BBC series for kids about 10-year-old doctor Dexter Procter – and he has some important tips for his younger self…
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Finger out of your nose, please. First of all, don’t panic about a 45-year-old man randomly writing to you – this is you from the future. I just wanted to tell you a few things before you tear this letter in half and feed it to the class hamster. (Don’t get too attached to that hamster, by the way. There’s an… incident next year.) You can be a writer! Yeah, I know you’ve been told you’re going to be a doctor since you were four, but other jobs are available. Even ones your parents tell you aren’t “proper” jobs, so just follow your heart and your actual interests. Although I would say that if you do stick with the doctor route for a bit, remember to write some diaries. Don’t be ashamed to be smart Look, you’re no Albert Einstein, but you enjoy learning and there are a bunch of subjects you’re quarter-decent at. But at school you’ll pretend you’re no good at them and stay quiet in class when your teachers ask questions, in case other pupils pick on you. Knowing the capital of Belize is nothing to be ashamed of (Belmopan, as you know), and you need to embrace your inner nerd. Talking of which… You’re not cool You’re going to spend the next decade agonising over how to be cool. Sadly, whatever you wear or however you style your hair isn’t going to convince anyone. (Those frosted tips at university are a catastrophic mistake, by the way – you’ll look like a melted waxwork of Justin Timberlake. You’ll hear about him in about six years.) Eventually, you’ll wake up and realise that it doesn’t matter in the slightest what other people think of you, and it’s OK to be different – the people who actually matter in your life won’t care about anything like that. One day you’ll write a TV show called Dexter Procter: the 10-Year-Old Doctor (see, you can be a writer!) all about the fact it’s fine to be different. Don’t worry, it’s funny too – give it a watch in December 2025. (The series will also be on BBC One over Christmas.) Ad…

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Guz Khan reveals why he ended Man Like Mobeen - and how he portrays multi-faith marriages in new Christmas caper
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date: 2025-12-03T17:01:11.000Z
creator: Gabriel Tate
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: High-flying comedian Guz Khan on how family and friends help him keep it real.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Guz Khan has come a long way in ten years. While teaching at a secondary school back then, Khan had been posting online skits as Brummie Muslim “Mobeen”. After a couple went viral, Joe Lycett invited him to be his opening act at a stand-up gig and, before long, Grace Academy was looking for a new humanities teacher. In 2017, Khan turned Mobeen into a layered character for BBC Three comedy-drama series Man like Mobeen, about a drug dealer who, despite being reformed by faith and family, is never quite able to leave his old life behind. Four more series and three Bafta nominations followed, as did supporting gigs in productions by Judd Apatow and Mindy Kaling. Now, projects with Riz Ahmed and Rebel Wilson are in the works, while Khan’s new comedy drama, Stuffed, will be on BBC One over Christmas. In another sense however, the 39-year-old comedian insists he hasn’t gone far at all. “My friendship circle has been the same for decades. Me and my wife have known each other 21 years. I go to work, have a good time, then come home to my gang and no one really talks about it. Everyone’s like, ‘You’re the same prick you’ve always been.’ I don’t think I’m more talented than anybody else, I just never worried if something didn’t work out – it was one more for the memory bank.” Have public attitudes towards him changed with his success? “Not a day goes by where someone doesn’t ask how I’m doing or if they can have a photo. My interactions in person are so varied, but overwhelmingly positive. In my online life, if you look at my X, you’ll see I’m an idiot and respond to things, partly because it’s entertaining and partly because you want to teach those people sitting in their mum’s basement, typing ‘Go home, you ___ b*****d’, that in real life you just wouldn’t say that. I tell my kids to be careful with all this, because online is realer than real life for a lot of people.” Family is everything for Khan. He laments how easily …

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Friends and The Big Bang Theory set to leave Netflix UK – and it's happening very soon
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date: 2025-12-02T12:05:37.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Fans will only have a matter of days to watch the series on the streamer...
encoded: Beloved sitcoms Friends and The Big Bang Theory will be leaving Netflix in the UK this month. Both series have been a mainstay of the streamer’s catalogue for years, but fans will only have a matter of days to binge-watch all seasons. The shows will be leaving the streamer due to the expiration of licensing agreements. After arriving in 2018, all 10 seasons of Friends are scheduled to leave Netflix UK on 30th December. The Big Bang Theory, which was first added to the streamer in February 2016 with subsequent seasons released annually until the show ended in 2019, will also be taken down from the platform that day. Friends, which ran between 1994 and 2004, followed six friends in their 20s and early 30s living in Manhattan, New York City. The show starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Le Blanc and the late Matthew Perry. The Big Bang Theory ran between 2007 and 2019 and starred Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, and Melissa Rauch. The series followed the lives of four socially-awkward scientists, and their neighbour, as they navigated their careers and love lives – or lack thereof. Over the years, both shows won numerous awards and became two of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Both series maintained cult followings well after their series finales. The Big Bang Theory might have come to an end back in 2019, but the show's success has already spawned two spin-offs: Young Sheldon and Georgy & Mandy's First Marriage. Read more: More Peter Kay tickets live now as 11 new 2026 tour dates added Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne confirms reunion with Catherine Tate for exciting new project And a third is on the way in the form of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, production on which began in September. The spin-off will see Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie reprise their roles as Stuart, Denise, Bert and Barry, respectively. Friends and The Big Bang Th…

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Peter Kay reveals Netflix wanted Phoenix Nights on streaming service and why he turned them down
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date: 2025-12-01T17:27:10.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: There was one condition that Kay couldn’t accept.
encoded: Peter Kay has claimed he turned down a Netflix offer for Phoenix Nights because there was one condition that he couldn’t accept. The comedian and TV writer co-created and starred in the 2000s comedy, which followed the highs and lows of the staff and customers at the fictional titular working men’s social club, and soon garnered a cult following. But the series reflected various attitudes and tropes of the late 1990s and early 2000s. And speaking recently on Capital Breakfast, Kay said that Netflix wanted to include a trigger warning making people aware of this at the start of every episode. "They got in touch with me last year, they wanted to put Phoenix Nights on Netflix. They rang me up and said, 'Can we license some of your shows to put on Netflix?'" he shared. "I said 'Oh'. Anyway, they sent me a load of paperwork. Basically, it’s not very politically correct now. This was made in a [different] time, do you know what I mean? "I just said I’m not keen on that, I don’t really want a warning before it. "So I just said, 'No I'll leave it'. Anyway they sent me an airfryer. I think that was trying to sweeten me." Read more: More Peter Kay tickets live now as 11 new 2026 tour dates added Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne confirms reunion with Catherine Tate for exciting new project RadioTimes.com has reached out to Netflix for any comment. Elsewhere in the interview, Kay said he is thinking of adapting Phoenix Nights into a film. He said: "I’m waiting for the de-aging process to come into fruition. Because the storyline involves a lot of flashbacks to the past, and I don’t want to be using really bad make-up to make people look young." Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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Bridgerton fan-favourite stars in riotous first look at return of acclaimed comedy series
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date: 2025-12-01T16:11:14.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Big Mood is back, and the arrival of a spiritual healer named Whitney soon causes a stir...
encoded: First-look images have been unveiled for the upcoming second season of Big Mood, the Channel 4 comedy starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West. The series, which is written and created by Camilla Whitehill and explores the nuances of mental health and female friendship, first premiered in March 2024 and became the network's most-watched new comedy launch since Derry Girls. Big Mood season 2 will pick up with Maggie (Coughlan) and Eddie (West), who haven’t seen each other for a year, as Eddie returns for a wedding with a new friend in tow: an infuriatingly positive spiritual healer named Whitney (Hannah Onslow). “Maggie needs to work out if her special brand of chaos can find space in Eddie’s new life, or she fears she will lose her forever,” the official synopsis teases. One of the new images released by Channel 4 shows Maggie and Eddie getting on like a house on fire (above), while another gives fans a first look at the tension between the trio following Whitney and Eddie’s arrival (below). Meanwhile, a third image gives viewers a glimpse at new cast member Kyran Thrax in action (below), while a fourth shows Maggie meaning business as she steps out of a car. Alongside Coughlan (Bridgerton) and West (It's a Sin), returning cast members include Robert Gilbert (Big Boys) as Will, Eamon Farren (The Witcher) as Krent, Niamh Cusack (In the Land of Saints and Sinners) as Gillian and Amalia Vitale (Smoggie Queens) as Anya. Luke Fetherston (Picture This) will also be back as Ryan, alongside Rebecca Lowman (Grey’s Anatomy) as Vanessa, Stephen Sobal (Love Sick) as Owen and Kate Fleetwood (Wheel of Time) as Clara. Meanwhile, new additions to the cast alongside Onslow and Thrax include Robert Lindsay (My Family), Marina Bye (We Were the Lucky Ones) and Marcus Collins (Mrs. Doubtfire, West End). Also joining the cast are Munroe Bergdorf (Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdorf), Kelly Campbell (Bad Sisters), Leo Wan (Bridgerton), Zachary Hart (Slow Horses) and John Locke (Vindication Swim…

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Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne confirms reunion with Catherine Tate for exciting new project
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date: 2025-11-30T11:45:58.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Horne played various characters on The Catherine Tate show during its popular run between 2004 and 2007.
encoded: Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne has revealed that he is currently working on a mystery new project with Catherine Tate. Horne – who appeared as various characters on The Catherine Tate show during its popular run between 2004 and 2007 and reprise his role as Jamie in The Nan Movie in 2022 – made the comments during an appearance for a Live Stage spotlight session at MCM Birmingham Comic Con on Saturday 29th November. "Working with Catherine was phenomenal," he said of their previous collaborations, before teasing: "I saw [her] last week. We are concocting something together for next Christmas." At this stage, Horne divulged no further details as to what form that project might take, but we'll be on the lookout for any further details as they're announced. During the discussion, Horne also touched on the monumental impact of Gavin and Stacey, almost one year on from the Christmas special which drew the beloved sitcom to a close for good. He said that the show "has defined not only my career as an actor but also my entire life" and acknowledged that he felt "truly blessed to be part of it." Read more: Celebrity Traitors fan favourite makes surprise entrance in exclusive look at epic TV event with comedy legends Call the Midwife creator and cast reveal show was hit by typhoon while filming in Hong Kong Horne is one of many special guests appearing at Comic Con over the weekend, with other highlights including the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower, Demon Slayer duo Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee and X-Men star James McAvoy. Meanwhile, beyond reprising his role for last year's Gavin and Stacey special, Horne's most recent acting credit was appearing on stage as Trinculo in the West End revival of The Tempest – which saw Alien icon Sigourney Weaver star in the main role. Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to T…

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Celebrity Traitors fan favourite makes surprise entrance in exclusive look at epic TV event with comedy legends
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date: 2025-11-28T13:27:53.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: Warning: the clip below contains strong language.
encoded: Cult comedy wrestling event Clash of the Comics is set to be broadcast on TV for the first time ever – and RadioTimes.com has an exclusive look at Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler’s surprise cameo. The live show, which has been a staple at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe under the title The Wrestling, pits stand-up comedians against each other in the wrestling ring – with some pro wrestlers getting involved too. In this sneak peek at the show, which was filmed at the Eventim Apollo last month and is now available to stream on U, Ed Gamble introduces James Acaster’s mystery opponent – and it’s none other than former England rugby player turned fan-favourite Faithful, Marler. However, Joe Lycett soon appears and protests: "James said he challenged somebody from the world of comedy or wrestling. This is very clearly a beautiful former rugby player." Ed says: "That’s where you’re wrong. I’ve been training him up." Watch the clip above to find out how Marler's comedy training has paid off. Good luck, Acaster... Other comedians taking part in the event include a number of Taskmaster alumni, such as Maisie Adam, Rosie Jones and Phil Wang. Meanwhile, Lycett serves as event CEO, Ivo Graham as host and Greg James, Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar are on commentary. Clash of the Comics is now available to stream on U, and will air on U& Dave at 9pm on 5th December. Add Clash of the Comics to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more. Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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South Park season 28 release schedule: How to watch new episodes in the UK
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date: 2025-11-28T11:22:39.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: New season, same madness – here's when to expect the next chapter.
encoded: South Park season 28 is in full swing, and the latest instalment continued this season's political themes with an episode tackling Thanksgiving. The episode, titled Turkey Trot, took aim at Saudi Arabian sponsorship, as well as United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone recently confirmed that the show's shift towards political satire this season was not planned, but that “politics became pop culture”. Speaking to The New York Times, Parker said: "We’re just very down-the-middle guys. Any extremists of any kind, we make fun of. We did it for years with the woke thing. That was hilarious to us. And this is hilarious to us." Wondering when the next episode is set to be released? Read on to stay on top of the South Park release schedule and ensure you won’t miss a moment of the increasingly unhinged storylines. Read more: 15 best South Park episodes of all time When is South Park season 28 episode 5 released? South Park season 28 episode 5 will air on 10th December in the US and is expected to follow on Comedy Central UK on Thursday 11th December. The episode will head to Paramount+ shortly afterwards, as is now standard for the long-running series. How many episodes are in South Park season 28? At this stage, your guess is as good as ours! But barring any more unexpected changes, we'd expect South Park season 28 to consist of five episodes in total. TheWrap reports that the plan of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone is still to release 10 episodes in total this year (suggested to be the five that comprised season 27, and a further five in season 28). South Park season 28 release schedule South Park's recent release pattern has been chaotic at best, but at present, this looks to be the UK schedule for the remainder of season 28 – which is due to conclude in mid-December. South Park season 28 episode 1 – Twisted Christian – Thursday 16th October 2025 (out now) South Park season 28 episode 2 – The Woman in the Hat – Saturday 1st Nov…

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Two Doors Down writer reveals Christmas episode with a twist – and why the show returned after co-creator’s death
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date: 2025-11-25T00:01:53.000Z
creator: Huw Fullerton
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC One
subject: Christmas
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Creator Gregor Sharp on what makes Two Doors Down's Christmas special so heartwarming and unmissable this festive season.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. What makes the perfect sitcom Christmas special? Having now written five festive outings for his Scottish sitcom Two Doors Down, Gregor Sharp has a few ideas. “The audience is slightly different that time of year,” he tells RT. “Somehow, you’re trying to catch what’s magic about Christmas. The line to tread is emotion and warmth, without mawkishness. You’re also very conscious of repetition. Early on we did one set around a Christmas lunch. It now feels like it would be difficult to find an original angle on that.” So this year, the special isn’t even set in December. It’s late November, and long-suffering neighbourhood hosts Beth and Eric (Arabella Weir and Alex Norton) impulsively decide to put up their tree early. Cue their troublesome neighbours turning up, asking what gives the Bairds the right to “declare it’s Christmas” – and demanding a wee mince pie. “It’s typical of the show,” says Sharp. “It’s those moments that should be harmonious, but there’s a bit of tension as people bring up their expectations around Christmas. “There are certain shows that Christmas specials really work for,” he muses. “I think that Two Doors Down is by accident one of those, just because it’s a very domestic set. You’re not having to bend it.” The new Christmas special will also be a welcome return for a show that, following the unexpected death of co-creator Simon Carlyle in 2023, seemed like it might be gone for good. “In the immediate aftermath of all that, it felt like there was no appetite for it,” Sharp says. “And then, I suppose, time passes, and you go, ‘Well, actually, creatively, there’s more to do there.’ “It’s a real privilege to have a Christmas episode. Whether everyone would want to do more than that, we don’t know yet. It’s over to the audience now.” The latest issue of Radio Times is out now – subscribe here. Two Doors Down returns to BBC One this Christmas. Stream old episodes on iPlayer. Add Two Doors Down to …

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Amandaland star teases Christmas special reunion for Absolutely Fabulous icons as Jennifer Saunders joins cast
type: item
date: 2025-11-25T00:01:00.000Z
creator: Caroline Frost
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Christmas
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: Lucy Punch’s sitcom gets a special present with Jennifer Saunders joining Joanna Lumley and co for a family get-together.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. We’re in a stately but cosy country pile somewhere north of London, sipping big mugs of hot chocolate by a roaring fire, with a table set for dinner and a towering, twinkling tree. It’s mid-October, but it definitely feels a lot like Christmas. That’s because Amanda (Lucy Punch), whom we first met in Motherland but is now spinning happily in her own aspirational universe, is spending Yuletide with her mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) at the home of her aunt Joan (Jennifer Saunders, in a bit of irresistible casting that sees the Absolutely Fabulous partners-in- disgrace reunited after nine years). “Working with Joanna has been the dream. She’s smart and funny, and just charms everyone,” Punch tells RT. “Now having Jennifer as another maternal figure in the mix, I’m in absolute heaven. As a child, I had all of the VHS tapes of French and Saunders, and I watched them on repeat. And now here we are.” Is it intimidating? “No, Jennifer’s brilliant to work with, coming up with ideas and lines, finding new stuff. She’s very generous.” Such festive bonhomie all feels a world away from Amanda’s usual habitat of South Harlesden – sorry, that’s “SoHa” if you’re Amanda, or “that area around Wormwood Scrubs” if you’re her fawning but frank pal Anne (Philippa Dunne), who’s inevitably come along for the ride this Christmas. “Anne’s plans to go to Ireland and be with her family have been disrupted by weather,” says Dunne. “Being Anne, she’s very upset about it, but once she’s with Amanda, it’s fine.” Bearing in mind Amanda’s condescension towards her faithful friend, why does Anne never rebel? “There have been a couple of times when the worm has turned,” says Dunne, “but generally for Anne, it’s about basking in the golden glow that Amanda gives, maybe hoping a bit of it washes off on her.” Somehow, Amanda’s downstairs neighbour, single dad and still potential love interest Mal, is also in tow. “Amanda’s a fish out of water in SoHa…

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The Inbetweeners' James Buckley reveals hopes for Jay in his 30s as a comeback is rumoured
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date: 2025-11-24T17:01:35.000Z
creator: Steve O'Brien
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Channel 4
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
description: The Inbetweeners actor James Buckley on festive fatherhood – and the happiest fellow he’s ever met.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Tell us a little bit about your character in Finding Father Christmas. I play the father of Chris, played by Lenny Rush. The mum’s no longer in the picture, and it’s got to a point where my character, who’s just called “Dad” in the script, feels that his son’s at an age where he should talk to him about Father Christmas. But it doesn’t go exactly as planned, and they end up on this Christmas adventure together. How was it working with Lenny Rush? As someone who was a child actor as well, did you offer him any advice? I don’t think he needs any advice from me; he’s a clever lad who knows what he’s doing. I’d say if Christmas was a person, it’d be Lenny – he’s the happiest fellow I’ve ever met in my life, and a really good laugh. Greg Davies is in the film, too. Did you have a mini Inbetweeners reunion on set? Greg shot all his stuff in one day, but I wasn’t there, so I missed him. That was a shame, because it would have been lovely to have a little catch-up with him. What’s the latest on the rumoured Inbetweeners comeback? I’ve not had any kind of offer – when I do, I’ll spend a long time thinking about it, but I’m not going to bother until I have some idea of what’s going on. Do you ever think about what Jay would be up to now, in his 30s? I’d like to think he’s become a bit more normal. I think all boys are weird when they get to those teenage years, then they seem to straighten out. What does your family Christmas look like? Our Christmases are great, but now our two boys are 14 and 12, I’m worried this Christmas might feel a bit grown-up. When you stop being a kid yourself the magic goes for a few years, then when you have kids of your own, it’s even more exciting. But I think those days are numbered, which is quite sad. The latest issue of Radio Times is out now – subscribe here. Finding Father Christmas is coming to Channel 4 this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit o…

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Iconic '90s sitcom receives first look at 30th anniversary reunion special as cast unites to celebrate
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date: 2025-11-20T15:32:05.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: The special will air on CBS and Paramount+ later this month.
encoded: CBS has revealed a first look at the new Everybody Loves Raymond reunion special. The special, which will see the cast reunite to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the popular sitcom, will air on CBS on 24th November at 8pm, as well as becoming available to stream on Paramount+. Hosted by star Ray Romano and series creator Phil Rosenthal, the anniversary special will feature appearances from cast members Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten and more. The cast will share memories of their favourite episodes from the Barone living room, as well as audition stories and other behind the scenes information from the popular sitcom. The special will also include a tribute to late cast members Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, who played Raymond’s crotchety parents, Marie and Frank Barone. Everybody Loves Raymond, which starred Romano and Garrett as brothers often at odds with one another, ran for 210 episodes between 1996 and 2005 before being remade for numerous international markets. In the UK, it aired on the weekday breakfast slot on Channel 4. View oEmbed on the source website Romano previously shut down the possibility of an Everybody Loves Raymond reboot. Speaking on an episode of HBO‘s Real Time With Bill Maher (via Variety) back in 2023, Romano said: “As far as a reboot, well it’s out now of the question because unfortunately the parents are gone: Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts.” Besides the absence of Boyle and Roberts, Romano also said he was against the idea of a reboot because “they’re never as good. We want to leave with our legacy as what it is”. He continued: “The rest of the cast was happy to go on, but myself and Phil Rosenthal — who ran the show — we wanted it to end in season 8, because we just felt it, we felt it [was] time.” Everybody Loves Raymond is available to watch on Channel 4 in the UK and Paramount+ in the US. Add Everybody Loves Raymond to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app – download no…

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Mrs Brown's Boys star's BBC sitcom special with "shed full of laughs" gets first look amid major production update
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date: 2025-11-20T14:58:00.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: News
description: Half-hour comedy Shedites will form part of the BBC's 2025 festive offering.
encoded: The BBC has released a first-look image from the behind-the-scenes of new one-off comedy special Shedites, as production has begun. Shedites, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, has been created and written by Mrs Brown's Boys star and writer Paddy Houlihan, while he has brought a host of his cast mates from the hit sitcom across to star in the project. Brendan O’Carroll, Danny O’Carroll, Simon Delaney and Houlihan himself will all appear in the project, along with Trying star Phil Davis, The Young Offenders actor Shane Casey and Small Town, Big Story's Deirdre O’Kane. It has also been confirmed that the special will be part of the BBC’s festive offering this Christmas, meaning it's on a tight turnaround. The synopsis for Shedites says that it is about "a place where men can make themselves useful building and repairing things, and along the way find company through unlikely friendships, a sense of purpose, and a mug of strong tea". The synopsis continues: "The half hour comedy sees Jimmy (Brendan O’Carroll), Harry (Davis), Gavin (Delaney), Cheesy (Danny O’Carroll), Paul (Casey) and Paddy the Liar (Houlihan) set out to build a new bike from recycled parts to try and win the local 'Santa Spin' race. "If they succeed, it’ll be a rare triumph for the lads. And if they don’t, Councillor Orla (Deirde O’Kane) will make sure they hear about it." Houlihan said in a statement: "It’s a privilege to see actors I’ve admired for years bring real depth to characters that began in my imagination. Alongside a crew who’ve poured skill and graft into every frame, they’ve taken what was on the page and lifted it to the screen with humour, honesty, and heart. Watching Shedites come to life has been a surreal experience." Meanwhile, Brendan O’Carroll added: "It’s inspiring and exciting to be filming Shedites. I saw this as a germ of an idea in Paddy’s head. To see it come to fruition is everything his talent deserves." The fifth season of Mrs Brown's Boys aired earlier this year …

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Ricky Gervais's latest Netflix stand-up special gets release date confirmed - and it's very soon
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date: 2025-11-20T10:55:19.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: The special will see Gervais focus on his life, death, and the state of the world.
encoded: Netflix has confirmed the release date for Ricky Gervais’s next stand-up special. Mortality marks Gervais’s fourth stand-up special and promises to be “as unfiltered as ever” and “his best show yet”. And now, we know it will arrive on Netflix on 30th December. Filmed at the London Palladium earlier this year, the special will see the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedian focus on his own mortality through a “brutally honest and darkly funny” filter that examines his life, death and the state of the world. It won’t be the first time Gervais has explored mortality, with the comedian notably touching on the topic in his Netflix series After Life, which follows a man as he struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife. Gervais’s Mortality will complete its international 80-arena tour this December ahead of the special’s release, and a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity. The tour has broken box office records in numerous European territories. Gervais has established himself as one of the world’s biggest comedians through Mortality and previous shows including Humanity, SuperNature and Armageddon. His 2022 show SuperNature received backlash for transphobic jokes, which the comedian later said didn’t target “trans folk, but trans activist ideology”. His 2023 special Armageddon, meanwhile, drew criticism for his use of an ableist slur. In response to the backlash, Gervais later labelled the offence as "faux outrage". Gervais previously defended his sometimes controversial performances, saying in an interview with the Stick to Football podcast that he can "justify" all of the "taboo" topics that he addresses. "I don't go out there and just say the first thing that comes to my head, thinking there is no consequence," he said. "I don't do that, so I've got to be able to justify it. Everything I do, I've got to be able to go, 'This is why it's OK.'" Gervais continued: "A lot of my stuff, because we're dealing with taboo subjects, seems…

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Friends spin-off Joey finally releases eight unaired episodes nearly two decades later
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date: 2025-11-20T10:41:53.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Friends fans can finally have closure.
encoded: While Friends remains one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, its spin-off and follow-up show Joey lasted only two seasons, with the final eight episodes of the second run never even airing in the US after it was cancelled. Now, finally, 19 years after Joey was cancelled in 2006, all of the episodes, including the final eight, are available to stream, with all of them having been made available to watch on the Friends YouTube channel. Originally, the show's broadcaster NBC pulled the show from its Thursday night slot in December 2005, before airing a further episode on a Tuesday in March. After this, the eight remaining episodes went unreleased, although they were broadcast through other networks internationally. The series saw Matt LeBlanc reprise his role as Joey Tribbiani, with the character seen leaving New York and heading to Hollywood, in order to take his acting career to the next level. Other key characters the show introduced included Drea de Matteo as his highly-strung sister Gina, and Paulo Costanzo as his 20-year-old genius nephew Michael. After the show was cancelled, Friends executive producer and director Kevin S Bright explained why he thought the spin-off failed. He told The Age: "On Friends, Joey was a womaniser but we enjoyed his exploits. He was a solid friend, a guy you knew you could count on. "Joey was deconstructed to be a guy who couldn’t get a job, couldn’t ask a girl out. He became a pathetic, mopey character. I felt he was moving in the wrong direction, but I was not heard." Following the end of Joey, LeBlanc went on to have roles in series including Episodes and Man with a Plan, while he was also one of the presenters of Top Gear for four seasons. Friends is available to stream on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. Joey is available to watch on YouTube. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to see what's on toni…

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Dawn French's much-anticipated sitcom featuring Doctor Who favourite releases first look at comedy "we can all relate to"
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date: 2025-11-19T12:09:00.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: The sitcom stars French and Mark Heap as a retired couple who fake a death to receive an insurance payout.
encoded: The BBC has released first-look images from Dawn French's upcoming comedy series Can You Keep a Secret? ahead of its release in early 2026. The sitcom, which promises to "place comedy icon Dawn French in the middle of some mischief we can all relate to", revolves around a retired couple who fake a death to receive an insurance payout. The Vicar of Dibley favourite stars as Debbie Fendon, an overbearing granny who puts her family under more strain than ever before when her husband William (Friday Night Dinner's Mark Heap) unexpectedly passes away. That’s because Debbie isn’t actually a widow and William isn’t really dead... he’s just hiding out in the loft waiting for the life insurance to pay out so that he and Debbie can live out their retirement in peace. Can You Keep a Secret? also stars Doctor Who's Mandip Gill and Submarine's Craig Roberts. One of the images (above) shows Debbie and William sipping on a drink and looking shifty, while another shows their "easily frazzled" son Harry (Roberts) looking, well, frazzled (below). As per the official synopsis, Debbie and William's actions leave Harry, who receives a potentially life-changing insurance payout from his father’s 'death', with a huge dilemma. "What’s especially tricky for Harry is that his pathologically pragmatic wife Neha (Gill) is a local police officer and, if she finds out about her in-laws' fraudulent ways, the Fendons might have an issue," the synopsis explains. It continues: "Clearly, Harry – reunited with a dad he's just buried and the reality that his parents have turned into a pensioner version of Bonnie and Clyde – suddenly has a lot more to juggle." Will Debbie and her family be able to keep the secret? Can You Keep a Secret is penned by Simon Mayhew-Archer, the producer of hit BBC comedy This Country. Can You Keep a Secret? will air on BBC One and iPlayer. Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in…

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The Simpsons kills off memorable character in surprising new season 37 episode
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date: 2025-11-19T11:34:45.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: The character has been a fixture on the show since season 2.
encoded: **Warning – contains spoilers for The Simpsons season 37 episode 7, which will debut in the UK on Monday 24th November** The latest episode of The Simpsons brought with it a shocking twist, as fans witnessed the death of a character who has been a mainstay on the show since almost its very beginning. The episode in question – called Sashes to Sashes – saw Alice Glick, the organist at Springfield's church, die as a sermon was being given, with a memorial service later being held at Springfield Elementary. While some character deaths in the show's history haven't turned out to be permanent, executive producer Tim Long told People that Alice is indeed gone for good. He said: "In a sense, Alice the organist will live forever, through the beautiful music she made. But in another, more important sense, yep, she’s dead as a doornail." Alice first appeared in the season 2 episode Three Men and a Comic Book, which aired in 1991. She was at that time voiced by Cloris Leachman, but following Leachman's passing in 2021, Tress MacNeille took over the role. Earlier this year, fans worried that the show had also killed off Mr Largo, Lisa's music teacher, as referenced in an offhand comment by Springfield Elementary student Devin. However, this turned out not to be the case, with executive producer and writer Jessica Conrad telling TVLine that she didn't expect anyone could "actually believe that we would kill him off off-camera". Other characters to have been killed off over the years include Frank Grimes, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Maude Flanders, Mona Simpson, Hyman Krustofsky and Larry Dalrymple. The finale of the previous season also featured the death of Marge Simpson in a flash-forward – however, executive producer Matt Selman responded to a public outcry by saying that "The Simpsons doesn’t even have canon", and that "the only place Marge is dead is in one future episode". New episodes of The Simpsons season 37 arrive on Disney+ on Mondays in the UK – you can sign up to Disney P…

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BBC confirms nationwide casting search for new Adrian Mole series – with beloved author revealed to be penning adaptation
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date: 2025-11-17T17:04:47.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: News
description: David Nicholls is heading up a team of powerhouse writers for the new 10-part series.
encoded: Following reports that the BBC was working on a new adaptation of Sue Townsend’s best-selling book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, the project has now been confirmed, with a 10-part season made up of half-hour episodes officially on the way. No casting has yet been announced for the series, but it has been revealed that a nationwide search is now under way to find a young actor to take on the lead role of Adrian. The casting process is being led by the multi-award winning casting director behind The Crown, Robert Sterne. Meanwhile, a team of incredible writing talent is behind the project, with One Day author David Nicholls acting as the lead writer, while others set to write episodes across the series include Caitlin Moran and Caroline Moran (Raised by Wolves), Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor (Everyone Else Burns), and Jack Rooke (Big Boys). Nicholls said in a statement: "I happen to be just a little older than Adrian and have adored this book since reading it on publication. It’s a classic piece of comic writing and an incredible piece of ventriloquism on Sue Townsend’s part – how did she know? Adapting Adrian for the screen is an absolute pleasure." The official synopsis for the series, which comes from Ludwig production company Big Talk Studios, says: "It’s New Year’s Day 1981 and Adrian starts his uniquely funny diary about family life and being a teenager before the advent of mobile phones and social media." "With only a multi-coloured ballpoint pen as his guide, Adrian worries about his spots, his parents’ divorce, the torment of first love and the fact he’s never seen a female nipple. "As Adrian's mother Pauline wrestles with her feminist awakening, his father George struggles with being made redundant in an unforgiving economy. Adrian’s wider world is made up of a host of memorable characters like his 'treacle-haired beloved' Pandora, his take-no-prisoners Grandma and his unlikely friend, the foul-mouthed pensioner Bert Baxter. "This vivid port…

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Iconic Julie Walters series tipped for BBC reboot 40 years after it first aired
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date: 2025-11-17T10:51:43.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: News
description: Adrian Mole may be returning to screens in 2026.
encoded: Forty years after ITV's adaptation of Sue Townsend's novel The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ first aired, it has now been reported that a new screen version is in the works. The Sun has claimed that the BBC is working on a new adaptation, which could potentially film early next year and air towards the end of 2026. According to an apparent source, the show is looking to keep the tone "very comedic", while also being "faithful to Townsend’s original". When approached by RadioTimes.com, the BBC declined to comment. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, which kicked off the Adrian Mole book series, is a comedy written in the style of a diary, about a teenager who believes he is an intellectual. The original TV adaptation first aired in 1985, and starred Gian Sammarco as the title character, while other key roles were played by Stephen Moore, Julie Walters and Beryl Reid. A sequel series, based on the second book, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, aired on ITV in 1987, with Lulu taking on the role of Adrian's mother, who was previously played by Walters. The Sun's report notes that the new adaptation is yet to be fully commissioned, but is now at an advanced stage of development, with the cast being lined up. Read more: Rowan Atkinson stars in chaotic first look at new outing for Netflix comedy series Man vs Baby Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr's TV return in beloved comedy finally gets air date confirmed Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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How accurate is BBC sitcom Ghosts? History experts and creatives weigh in
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date: 2025-11-14T07:00:35.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: On demand
description: Does the show's faux history have anything to teach us? Radio Times investigates...
encoded: The dearly departed sitcom Ghosts has been hailed as a rare comedy series that the entire family can enjoy, but can its daft lampooning of British history and familiar archetypes help to nurture real knowledge? The story begins when young married couple Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) inherit the dilapidated Button House (played by real-life manor West Horsley Place) from a very, very distant relative. Following a near-death experience, Alison gains the ability to perceive apparitions of past inhabitants, who were unfortunate enough to perish on the estate – and for reasons unknown, remain unable to move on to the "other place". Each figure represents a different historical period, spanning from prehistoric cave man Robin (Laurence Rickard) to Edwardian lady of the manor Fanny Button (Martha Howe-Douglas) and Thatcherite MP Julian Fawcett (Simon Farnaby). Of course, the Ghosts creators were then coming off a celebrated run on CBBC's Horrible Histories and, as original producer Matthew Mulot told RadioTimes.com, were "definitely mindful of the audience that they would be bringing with them". In other words, some degree of accuracy would be crucial to upholding their trusted reputation, but co-creator Rickard told crowds at MCM London Comic-Con 2025 that they never intended for Ghosts to be another set of history lessons. "Having done Horrible Histories, where the rule was you couldn't lie, there would be times when we'd come up with a really funny punchline, and then go, 'but we can't do that because that's not what happened'," he explained. "I think that's what led initially to [2015's Shakespeare spoof] Bill, was going 'What about if we were freed from the constraints of telling the truth?' That film is set in a bit of history where there is no history... so we can say whatever we like!" The underrated feature imagines the playwright's 'lost years' and ultimately provided the "template" for Ghosts, according to Rickard, in which "meticulous"…

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Rowan Atkinson stars in chaotic first look at new outing for Netflix comedy series Man vs Baby
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date: 2025-11-10T12:50:29.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Atkinson is back as Trevor Bingley in this follow-up to Man vs Bee.
encoded: Remember Man vs Bee? The Netflix series, made up of nine bite-size episodes, starred Rowan Atkinson as a new comedy character Trevor Bingley, and debuted back in 2022. Now, finally, Atkinson is returning to his role as Trevor for Man vs Baby, a follow-up comprised of four half-hour episodes – and a first-look trailer has now been released. The festive trailer sees Trevor working as a school caretaker, but finding himself looking after a baby left behind on the doorstep. It's fair to say, things don't exactly go smoothly for the new duo. You can watch the trailer right here now. View oEmbed on the source website The official synopsis for the series says: "After a job looking after a high-tech mansion ended in disaster thanks to an irritating insect in Man vs Bee, Trevor Bingley (Rowan Atkinson) has left the stressful world of housesitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker. "That is, until a lucrative offer to look after a luxury London penthouse over Christmas proves too tempting to resist. But on the last day of term, when no one comes to collect the Baby Jesus from the school nativity, Trevor finds himself with another undersized and very unexpected companion. "With a penthouse to protect and a baby to burp, will Trevor be able to have the calm Christmas he hopes for, or will festivities descend into chaos?" The trailer has also revealed a number of additional cast members joining the series, including Steve Edge, Sunetra Sarker, Sunil Patel, Susannah Fielding and Ashley Jensen. Claudie Blakley is back in her role from season 1, playing Trevor's long-suffering ex-wife Jess. Man Vs Baby will be available to stream on Netflix from 11th December 2025. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream. Add Man Vs Baby to your watchlist on the <a id="OWA8b702c45-bee9-94e4-f018-57518e78041b" title="https://www.radiotimes.com/download-the-app/?af_xp=custom&pid=website&c=editorial_content&is_retargeting=true&af_…

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Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr's TV return in beloved comedy finally gets air date confirmed
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date: 2025-11-09T13:06:43.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Heartache and awkwardness awaits a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends season 3.
encoded: If you're missing Alan Carr after his astonishing run on Celebrity Traitors, don't despair: the comedian's hit ITV sitcom is returning to screens later this month for its third season. Changing Ends is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age series, which sees Carr dramatise his childhood, growing up as the son of a football manager and not quite understanding what made him different to the other boys at his school. Child actor Oliver Savell plays a young Alan Carr, while the comedian himself features as a narrator, appearing on-screen to offer context and reflections on the show's storylines. Changing Ends has earned a generally positive reception from critics and viewers alike, becoming ITVX's most-viewed comedy in 2023, with Savell subsequently earning a BAFTA nomination for his uncanny turn as Carr. The next chapter in the sitcom is available to stream from the morning of Sunday 23rd November 2025 on ITVX, with a linear broadcast to follow at 10:05pm that night on ITV1 – just after I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. It's an enviable lead-in for the series, which ITV will be hoping receives a Celebrity Traitors bump after Carr emerged as the breakout star of the recent season, with many viewers declaring him a "national treasure" for his masterful hoodwinking. Carr himself acknowledged on Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked that the reaction to his participation has been more intense than his earlier television work, with industry pundits predicting high-profile follow-up gigs in the comic's future. For now, though, it's a return to the comfortingly familiar ground of Changing Ends. The synopsis for season 3, courtesy of ITV teases a crush for the teenaged Carr on a new character named Jake. It asks: "Does love struck Alan suppress this crush or shout about it from the rooftops?" "Whatever happens, it's going to be tough as Alan has the thankless task of navigating the adolescent minefields that are sleepovers, swimming lessons and nights out with the boys – and the …

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Why weren't three major Brassic stars in the show's finale?
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date: 2025-11-03T16:20:45.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Sky Comedy
description: Brassic has come to an end after seven seasons, but some fan favourite characters didn’t make it to the final episode.
encoded: Hit Sky comedy series Brassic has come to an end after seven seasons of mayhem from the Hawley gang of amateur thieves led by Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie O’Neill. The final episode left some questions unanswered, such as who fired the shot in the woods that injured Vinnie, but the biggest mystery for many fans is why fan favourites Carol, Cardi and Erin weren’t in the finale at all. The reason Michelle Keegan, who plays Erin, was absent for much of the season is that she was pregnant during production in late 2024 and early 2025. She filmed some early scenes – in the school reunion episode you can see she is wearing a big coat to hide her pregnancy bump – and then returned after giving birth to daughter Palma to make her final appearance. Erin isn’t in the finale, but in the penultimate episode, she calls Vinnie and has a heartfelt chat with him when she gets stuck in a lift, leaving fans with a long awaited romantic moment between the pair, even if it is over the phone. And while Keegan has other projects in the pipeline, including ITV crime drama The Blame, she doesn’t rule out a return for Erin in the future. “I love this show and for me it’s felt like home,” she said before filming the final episodes of Brassic. “Every year, I’d go off and do other projects and then I’d come back home to Brassic as it was always at the same time every year. "It was the nicest job to do because it was like seeing all your mates again. It’s going to hit me more this year when it’s not coming back, but part of me believes it is still coming back again.” Also absent from the finale are Cardi and Carol (played by Tom Hanson and Bronagh Gallagher) and in fact they barely feature in the final season at all, and don’t reappear for the last episode. It is explained via a video call early on that they are in Ireland, working on their marriage, and the couple aren’t seen again. Part of the reason for their absence is that both Hanson and Gallagher were committed to other projects that clashed with…

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Brassic alternate ending revealed by star as closing scenes sparked big debate
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date: 2025-10-31T18:00:18.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: NOW
description: Tommo star Ryan Sampson talks to RadioTimes.com about the Brassic finale.**CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BRASSIC FINALE**
encoded: **Warning: Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead.** Sky TV’s hugely popular comedy series Brassic has ended with a literal bang, but actor Ryan Sampson, who plays Tommo, has revealed the final scene could have been very different. Episode 6 of Brassic’s final season has Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Tommo and the gang meeting rival criminals Davey MacDonagh (Neil Ashton) and Joey Kittens (Dylan Baldwin) for lunch at a remote countryside pub in the snow. Before they arrived, Davey removed the staff and placed his own cousins behind the bar. He also shot Joey, and once everyone is settled in for the meal, he holds them all hostage. Trying to save his friends, Vinnie goes with an unhinged (and armed) Davey into the woods, and after the rest of the gang overpower Davey’s cousins, they head off to find him. Unfortunately, Joey’s niece Fay, who also has a rifle, finds her uncle’s body in the snow and blames Vinnie, aiming the gun at him and then at Davey. Vinnie pulls out the vintage gun he found in the pub, and a stand-off follows when Davey refuses to put his gun down. The search party then hear a gunshot echo through the trees, and viewers see Vinnie lying in the snow, with blood by his side. As the camera draws close, we see flashbacks to Vinnie’s life with his friends, and his love for Erin (Michelle Keegan) and their son Tyler, before he sits up and the end credits roll. “There was a lot of debate over what the exact last second should be,” Sampson confessed in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. “Should he sit up? Should he have the flashbacks? Should someone else? Was it someone else who was going to get shot at one point? It went round in the drafts we had," he explained. "There were so many, and I think they wanted to leave it open, just in case they want to do more Brassic later. So that's why Vinnie opens his eyes and stuff and sits up.” Read more: Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close Farewell to Brassic – one of the funniest and …

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Celebrity Traitors star confirmed with other British comedy legends for Lenny Rush's vampiric new BBC sitcom
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date: 2025-10-30T20:00:45.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: The Reluctant Vampire is the latest project from Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons.
encoded: Rising star Lenny Rush is set to be joined by an all-star cast in forthcoming BBC sitcom The Reluctant Vampire, which is promised to follow "in the dead funny footsteps of Ghosts". The young actor, who broke out in Am I Being Unreasonable?, will play Val in the new series; a teenager raised in a family of vampires, who discovers by chance that he's not actually a vampire himself. That would explain why "bloodthirsty rites of passage" have never been his strong suit. His mother, Valeeta (Fleabag's Sian Clifford), had kept his true nature a secret from him to ensure that he wouldn't be at risk, but now they'll have to work together to keep him undetected from his highly traditional vampire dad, Victor (King Gary's Tom Davis). In addition to Clifford and Davis, The Reluctant Vampire also reunites Rush with Ellie-May Sheridan, who he previously appeared alongside in CBBC's Dodger, and here plays a local girl whom Val befriends after learning of his humanity. Rounding out the supporting cast are a slew of big names, including Charlie Cooper (This Country), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Joe Wilkinson (Celebrity Traitors) and Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts). You can also expect to see Esther Smith (Trying), Bill Bailey (Black Books) and Ray Fearon (Not Going Out), plus screen newcomer Gabriel Nagy as Val's suspicious brother. "Val can never let his secret be known to the locals," says the BBC synopsis. "Yet by night there's a coffin-load of expectations... Val must navigate both worlds without letting his cover be staked." In response to the casting announcement, Rush commented: "I couldn’t be more thrilled to be surrounded by this bunch of comedy legends. If vampires had a dream team, this would be it." The Reluctant Vampire has two big names behind the camera too, with Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons (of Mid Morning Matters, This Time and How Are You?, among other projects) co-creating the series. Executive producer Shane Allen added: "This is a world of…

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Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close
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date: 2025-10-30T08:00:00.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: NOW
description: The Mr Bigstuff creator and star has played Tommo since 2019. ***Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead***
encoded: **Warning: Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead.** After seven seasons of friendship, mad heists, exploding bodies and the bonkers monologues of Farmer Jim, Sky’s hit comedy series Brassic has come to an end. The final episode leaves the fate of Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Ash (Aaron Heffernan), Tommo (Ryan Sampson) and the rest of the Hawley band of amateur thieves up in the air. All of the main cast survive a trip to a remote pub, despite a few fraught moments and a gunshot heard before the end credits. In an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com, Ryan Sampson told us that while the finale is definitely the end of the series, it may not be the last we see of the Brassic gang. “I would have been a fan of killing us all off, because I just think, if you're gonna do it, do it,” he said. “But I think there's a sneaky idea that Danny’s [writer Danny Brocklehurst] mentioned that he'd kind of like to write a film of it at some point. So who knows if that will happen? I don't know, but it's obviously in the back of his head.” “Would I want it to happen? I can't really add anything, because we've done a lot, you know? I don't think there's any stones that we haven't turned, so I'm kind of happy with it.” However, Sampson doesn’t rule out returning to the role of Rat & Cutter pub manager Tommo, although he wouldn’t want to leave it too long. “Maybe we’ll see Tommo again, but maybe not. I don't know. I think sometimes it's quite good to leave everything when they're quite youthful characters. I can't really see them in their fifties. Tommo with mortgages and gambling debts. Yeah, that might be a bit sad.” The 39-year-old star, who is currently writing the third season of his comedy series Mr Bigstuff, revealed that he’s really going to miss filming the Yorkshire-set series and hanging out with the cast, who have all become close friends during Brassic’s six-year run. “I sort of wish Tommo was real because I'm gonna miss this character that we've made over the years,” he said. “It'…

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Brassic season 7: Release date, trailer and latest news
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date: 2025-10-29T17:13:02.000Z
creator: Morgan Cormack
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky
description: The seventh season of the hit comedy will also be the last.
encoded: After seven brilliant seasons, Sky comedy series Brassic is coming to an end, with the season 7 finale set to air this week. It was announced earlier this year that the series, which has been co-created by Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst, will be the last, and Erin actress Michelle Keegan was quick to refute rumours at the time that the series had been axed. The actress wrote on Instagram: "And just for the record… Brassic has not been 'AXED' or 'cancelled'. "It’s come to a natural end after 6 fantastic seasons, and we’re currently in the middle of making the 7th and final season. "Sending love to all the Brassic fans out there." Nevertheless, it sounds as if the gang are going to get a fitting goodbye, judging by recent comments from cast members. Sugar star Joanna Higson recently teased what fans can expect from the finale, telling RadioTimes.com exclusively on the red carpet for the National Television Awards 2025, "I think they're gonna be furious!" Tommo star Ryan Sampson added: "It's sort of harrowing. The last episode is significantly more dark and intense than we've ever done before. So I'll be keen to see what people think of it." Wondering how many episodes of Brassic season 7 there are and when the season 7 finale is set to air? Read on to find out. Brassic season 7 release date: When is the finale set to air? The Brassic season 7 finale will air on Sky Max and NOW on Thursday 30th October. The show premiered on Thursday 25th September. On the announcement of the new season, series co-creator Danny Brocklehurst previously said: "Season 7! How did this happen?!? Brassic is a delight to make and it's a privilege to create more chaos for our loyal and loving audience." Similarly, head of comedy commissioning at Sky Studios, Alex Moody, said: "We couldn’t be happier that Vinnie and the gang will return for another raucous ride, bringing heart, laughs and Farmer Jim’s unrivalled swear count back to Sky for a seventh series." How many episodes are there in Br…

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