The joy of six
C4 orders sitcom pilots
Channel 4 has commissioned six one-off comedy pilots to air in November.The Comedy Playhouse shows, which include a Victorian sitcom from the creators of Peep Show, will form part of the broadcaster's 25th anniversary celebrations.
Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s script is called Ladies And Gentlemen. It is set in 1865 and will star The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith (pictured) and Smack the Pony's Darren Boyd.
Another show, Plus One, is described as a British take on My Name Is Earl. It was written by Tim Allsop and Stewart Williams and is about a man whose ex-girlfriend is getting married to Duncan from boy band Blue, who makes a cameo.
Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews’s show about an Irish pub band, Eejits, is another pilot, as is a vehicle for Star Stories actor Kevin Bishop.
Martin Freeman plays a former teenage magic prodigy reduced to stacking shelves in a shop in Other People; while romantic sitcom Bitter And Twisted completes the line-up.
Published: 23 Aug 2007
