The Snell family will return to Radio 4
Radio 4 has commissioned a fourth series of Richard Herring’s family comedy-drama, Relativity.
Six more half-hour episodes of the show, loosely based on the comedian and writer’s own relatives, will air next year.
He said: ‘I am very excited to revisit the Snell family and to find out how they resolve the mess I left them in at the end of the last series. Thanks so much to Radio 4 for having us back. Buttered Weetabix all round.’
The cast includes Alison Steadman, Phil Davis, and Emily Berrington as well as Herring himself.
Nicola Sturgeon insists it s too early for specifics, sustaining doubt over the Edinburgh Fringe
Nicola Sturgeon has declined to set a date for the full return of live entertainment in Scotland.
The First Minister offered no hint as when the uncertainty that has crippled the live comedy industry and threatens this year’s Edinburgh Fringe might end.
She said it is too soon to set a target for when normality might resume explaining: ‘It is not possible to provide specific dates or details.’
Her comments came as she announced yesterday that the toughest stay-at-home lockdown orders will be relaxed north of the border on April 2.
Comedy stars galore in comic horror movie Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
A host of British comedy talent have made a comic horror-thriller movie set to have its world festival premiere this week.
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break stars Tom Meeten as a charity shop worker who vows revenge when his chances of winning a national talent competition are ruined. He then embarks on a murder spree to slay all five people who have wronged him during his lunch hour.
Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Alice Lowe, Pippa Haywood, Steve Oram, Mandeep Dhillon, June Watson, Jarred Christmas, Johnny Vegas, Steve Brody, Kevin Bishop, Neil Edmond and Lloyd Griffith all have roles.