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New BBC sitcom starring Dawn French begins filming in the West Country

Mark Heap, known for playing Jim Bell on sitcom Friday Night Dinner, Submarine actor Craig Roberts and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill also star.

Evening Standard

'You don't have much time left' - Dawn French's approach to ageing might be what you need to hear

If you're worrying about the effects of ageing, Dawn French's touching and hilarious take on the subject could be the uplift you need

Woman & Home

Royal Mail to issue new stamps based on classic British sitcom

There will be 12 to collect in total

The Independent UK

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Royal Mail to issue stamps celebrating comedy show The Vicar of Dibley

The hit series starred comedian Dawn French as the chocolate-loving Reverend Geraldine Granger.

Evening Standard

The Masked Singer Christmas special 2024: release date, characters, panel, host and everything we know

The Masked Singer Christmas Special 2024 will see four celebrities compete undercover in Christmas-themed costumes - plus there is a very special character called Giant Joel!

WhatToWatch

From British TV royalty to Robert De Niro, the Paddington in Peru cast reveal their dream picks for future series villains

Exclusive: Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, and more weigh in on who would make a great Paddington movie villain

Total Film

Watch: First look at M&S Christmas advert as Dawn French returns

Take a first look at the M&S Christmas advert for 2024, which sees the return of Dawn French.

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Christmas TV ad season under way as supermarkets release festive campaigns

Television screens are now full of retailers’ Christmas ad campaigns as the all-important ‘Golden Quarter’ gets into full swing.

Evening Standard

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out review – when Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley cackle, it’s sheer joy

This retrospective on how Jennifer Saunders’s sitcom went from shambles to all-time great has a national treasure gravitas to it – and the juicy anecdotes make the show sing

The Guardian - UK

Living Every Second: The Kris Hallenga Story review – an astonishing tale of hope

From attending her own Dawn French-hosted funeral to saving women’s lives, the inspirational cancer campaigner’s incredible life is movingly captured in this documentary

The Guardian - UK

Vicar of Dibley's Dawn French to star in new BBC1 sitcom

Dawn French and Mark Heap play pensioner versions of Bonnie and Clyde

WhatToWatch

The Trouble With Maggie Cole: Is there a season 2 coming?

Dawn French's comedy-drama is a must-watch, but will it be returning for a second series?

Woman & Home

Where is The Trouble With Maggie Cole filmed and is Thurlbury a real place?

The comedy-drama has just arrived on Netflix and fans have plenty of questions about the series' idyllic setting

Woman & Home

Absolutely Fabulous cast to reunite for one-off special

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are teaming up to look back at the hit sitcom

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Evening Standard

Doctor Who star Alex Kingston says cancel culture has made her generation 'tread on eggshells'

Kingston says she ‘gets really confused about pronouns, for instance’

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: what’s it like to be in a relationship with someone you’ve never met in person?

Dawn French narrates a fascinating look at long-distance couples about to be in the same place for the very first time. Plus: Conor of The Young Offenders goes fishing. Here’s what to watch this evening

Newcastle Herald

What's on this weekend in Newcastle and the Hunter Region

Footy, a May Day march, a knitting fair and LIMBO's final weekend

Newcastle Herald

Scott Morrison's mental health disclosure laudable as stigma lingers

If Mr Morrison were re-elected, would we have heard it?

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The Guardian - UK

Claudia Winkleman on swearing, success and secrets: ‘I had to sign a contract promising not to sing’

With three hit shows – Strictly, The Traitors and the returning The Piano – Claudia Winkleman is TV’s hottest presenter. She talks about being tone deaf, being a style icon … and why she’s allergic to praise

Newcastle Herald

Weekend planner: Jets semi, Stardust Circus, markets and holiday fun

What's happening around Newcastle and the Hunter this weekend.

Evening Standard

Dawn French says cancel culture has 'forced people into a corner' after JK Rowling exchange

The British comedian recalled being scolded by podcast host for questioning the author’s recent comments

The Guardian - UK

Helen Lederer on envy, rejection, fun and fame: ‘I wanted it so badly – maybe that’s not normal’

She has appeared in some of the biggest sitcoms in British comedy history, from The Young Ones to Ab Fab, but always longed for her own show. Now 69, she looks back on the hilarity of her life – and the mortification

The Guardian - UK

Enough of the satire, dial down the rom-coms - Philomena Cunk is right: we need more stupid comedy

These are serious times, and they demand silly entertainment. Please, British TV – send in the clowns, says comedian Viv Groskop

The Guardian - UK

From getting sexy with Cilla to nearly slipping a disc: Lenny Henry’s best Comic Relief moments

It’s the comedian’s final night as host of the TV telethon. As he hangs up his red nose for the last time, here are his most joyful highlights from 36 years of freestyle fundraising

Newcastle Herald

Hot comedy acts by the girls for the girls coming to the Civic

Miriam Margolyes, Kaz Cooke, Judith Lucy, Dawn French on the way.

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