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Katherine Parkinson is set to star in new BBC Two comedy Defending the Guilty. The new comedy, written by Kieron Quirke (Cuckoo) and directed by Jim Field Smith (The Wrong Mans), is based on the book ‘Defending The Guilty: Truth And Lies In The Criminal Courtroom’ by Alex McBride. Will
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May 1, 2018 // 0 Comments
The nominations for the 2017 TV BAFTAs have been announced, with plenty of TVO-connected shows and performers receiving nods. Here’s a roundup of the nominations with the TVO-linked ones highlighted: Scripted Comedy Camping (Sky Atlantic) Fleabag (BBC3) Flowers (Channel 4) People Just Do
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April 11, 2017 // 0 Comments
No matter what else occurred in 2016, it was a bit of a cracking year for ‘our sort’ of comedy on TV. Within the first few months we were treated to new dark comedies Stag, Camping and Flowers, shortly followed by specials from both Alan Partridge and Philomena Cunk. We also got a
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January 29, 2017 // 1 Comment
Nominations have been announced for the 2016 RTS Craft & Design Awards, which celebrate talent behind the scenes in television production. Here’s a roundup of the TVO-connected shows that have been recognised in the award nominations: Flowers – Selina MacArthur is nominated for
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November 1, 2016 // 0 Comments
Flowers – the highly acclaimed Channel 4 comedy starring Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman – has been renewed for a second series. Created by Will Sharpe, the second series will once again be a co-production with US streaming service Seeso, which offers American audiences the chance
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September 19, 2016 // 0 Comments
The highly acclaimed Channel 4 series featuring Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman will be released on DVD next week. Forever associated with the birthday of John Taylor (Duran Duran) thanks to my 13 year-old self, this year June 20th will instead be recognised as the release date of the DVD of
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June 16, 2016 // 0 Comments
Will Sharpe, the astonishingly young and talented writer/director/actor from Flowers, is the subject of the latest comedy podcast from writer and performer Andy Beckerman. If you haven’t come across Andy’s work before, he’s a New York-based writer and performer who began
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June 1, 2016 // 0 Comments
Flowers, the new sitcom from Will Sharpe, stars Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt, and is due to air at the end of April. Here's what Julian had to say about it...
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April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
Flowers, the new sitcom from Will Sharpe, stars Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman, and is due to air at the end of April. Here's what we thought of it...
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April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
Julian Barratt joins Olivia Colman in a new six-part dark comedy from Channel 4, entitled Flowers. Written and directed by BAFTA nominated writer and director Will Sharpe (who last crossed our paths as a young Pat Quid in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern), the series is described as an
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August 26, 2015 // 0 Comments
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