Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years.
Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton’s semi-improv comedy about a family perennially in crisis starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner joins the final Gavin & Stacey in what could be one of the BBC’s most-anticipated Christmas comedy lineups for years.
The news has been unveiled at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow in the past few minutes by comedy boss Jon Petrie, who also announced second seasons of The Power of Parker and Mammoth, along with new shows Smoggie Queens and Funboys.
The stars of the original Outnumbered will return for the special including Dennis as dad Pete, Skinner as mum Sue, Tyger Drew-Honey as eldest son Jake, Daniel Roche as the middle child Ben, and Ramona Marquez as daughter Karen.
The kids have now grown up, and the Christmas ep will focus on the chaos of...
Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton’s semi-improv comedy about a family perennially in crisis starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner joins the final Gavin & Stacey in what could be one of the BBC’s most-anticipated Christmas comedy lineups for years.
The news has been unveiled at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow in the past few minutes by comedy boss Jon Petrie, who also announced second seasons of The Power of Parker and Mammoth, along with new shows Smoggie Queens and Funboys.
The stars of the original Outnumbered will return for the special including Dennis as dad Pete, Skinner as mum Sue, Tyger Drew-Honey as eldest son Jake, Daniel Roche as the middle child Ben, and Ramona Marquez as daughter Karen.
The kids have now grown up, and the Christmas ep will focus on the chaos of...
- 5/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy’s sweeping portrait of a wealthy British family in 1880s London, is getting its third TV adaptation in less than 60 years.
PBS Masterpiece has set a six-part season based on the 1920s novels, with BAFTA-nominated Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield penning the adaptation, designed to become a returning series.
It follows the BBC’s 1967 adaptation, which was watched by audiences of up to 18M. The 2002 version aired on ITV and featured a cast including Damian Lewis and Gina McKee.
The latest reimagining is housed at Mammoth Screen, the ITV Studios-backed British production company behind Parade’s End, The Serpent, and Victoria. Filming begins next month in England, Wales, and Italy.
Mammoth has gathered an ensemble cast for the series, led by BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis (Lillie), who plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann.
True Blood star Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast) features as Ann’s eldest son, Jolyon Senior,...
PBS Masterpiece has set a six-part season based on the 1920s novels, with BAFTA-nominated Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield penning the adaptation, designed to become a returning series.
It follows the BBC’s 1967 adaptation, which was watched by audiences of up to 18M. The 2002 version aired on ITV and featured a cast including Damian Lewis and Gina McKee.
The latest reimagining is housed at Mammoth Screen, the ITV Studios-backed British production company behind Parade’s End, The Serpent, and Victoria. Filming begins next month in England, Wales, and Italy.
Mammoth has gathered an ensemble cast for the series, led by BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis (Lillie), who plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann.
True Blood star Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast) features as Ann’s eldest son, Jolyon Senior,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian Mike Bubbins co-writes and stars in sitcom Mammoth, which is heading to the BBC: here’s the trailer.
Where Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes created drama from people who went back in time from the present day to the 1970s, Mammoth examines what might happen if someone from the 1970s found themselves in the present day.
Comedian Mike Bubbins co-writes and stars in the sitcom, which comes to BBC Two and iPlayer on 17th April. The BBC have released a trailer, alongside interviews with the cast, which you can find here.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Mammoth is a comedy show about the life of Pe teacher Tony Mammoth. Mammoth is a man literally out of time. In 1979 he was a happy-go-lucky Pe teacher, leading a school skiing trip to the French Alps. Life was good. Right up until an avalanche decided to ruin his day...
Where Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes created drama from people who went back in time from the present day to the 1970s, Mammoth examines what might happen if someone from the 1970s found themselves in the present day.
Comedian Mike Bubbins co-writes and stars in the sitcom, which comes to BBC Two and iPlayer on 17th April. The BBC have released a trailer, alongside interviews with the cast, which you can find here.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Mammoth is a comedy show about the life of Pe teacher Tony Mammoth. Mammoth is a man literally out of time. In 1979 he was a happy-go-lucky Pe teacher, leading a school skiing trip to the French Alps. Life was good. Right up until an avalanche decided to ruin his day...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
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