Daisy May Cooper to star in new 'austerity Britain' drama
Playing a 'brash yet intelligent working-class single mum'
19/05/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new BBC drama about a working-class single mum.
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Wed 19 May 2021
Mum writer turns to drama
Stefan Golaszewski pens Marriage for the BBC
19/05/2021 … The creator of the comedy series Mum and Him & Her has written his first drama for the BBC.
© Joseph Sinclair Aisling Bea to host Have I Got News For You
Her first ever appearance on the show
19/05/2021 … Aisling Bea is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time next month.
Tue 18 May 2021
Suffolk 'n good
String of comedy gigs outdoor ampitheatre
18/05/2021 … Comedy stars including Simon Amstell, Sara Pascoe, Milton Jones and Nish Kumar are to play a series of outdoor gigs in Suffolk this summer.
© C4 Friday Night Dinner was a 'great career gift'
Paul Ritter praised sitcom in interview just before his death
18/05/2021 … Tamsin Greig says she tried to talk her Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter out of taking part in the show’s ten-year celebrations before he died.
Assembly opens a major pop-up in Coventry
City of culture venue 'won't affect Edinburgh plans'
18/05/2021 … Edinburgh Fringe operator Assembly is to open a major pop-up venue in Coventry to celebrate its role as the UK’s city of culture this year The Assembly…
© BBC Poster image for Inside No 9: Lip Service
Plus first look at stills from next week's episode
18/05/2021 … Here is the film poster image for next week's episode of Inside No 9 – as well as the first look at some stills from the programme.
Mon 17 May 2021
Kaiser Chief Ricky Wilson narrates new animated comedy
Dodo also stars Derry Girls actor Dylan Llewellyn and comic Mark Watson
17/05/2021 … Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn is going back to school in a new animated comedy that also features the voices of comedian Mark Watson and Kaiser Chiefs frontman…