News about Simon Farnaby
The 30 best British sitcoms to watch now: Our critics sift through the TV streaming platforms and choose which shows will keep you chuckling
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April 24, 2024
Modern mums and dads, bored youngsters in a rural village or unlikely flatmates in their twenties, there are plenty of quirky characters to get to know in classic TV sitcoms. So our critics have selected some of the best of them to watch On Demand right now - sifting through hundreds of options to save you the bother. Can't decide what to watch tonight? Read on to find out which sitcoms will keep you laughing...
The remakes of British TV classics that are BETTER than the originals and where to watch them on streaming (and the shows that were better first time around)
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March 7, 2024
Magic formulas must exist for successful TV shows, but actors and writers have yet to find a foolproof spell. Instead, they keep falling back on the classics, remaking favourite shows in the hopes that lightning will strike twice. Here we examine eight classics and compare them to their remakes - some are better than the original, some are more popular but equally good, and at least one of them is a horrible clunker.
While filming Wonka, Timothee Chalamet reflects on his 'joyous' five months living in London: 'I feel like an honorary Brit.'
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December 1, 2023
Timothee Chalamet has revealed that he spent a 'joyous' five months in London shooting the much-anticipated Wonka prequel. After spending a lengthy time in the United Kingdom in 2021, the actor, who plays a younger version of the chocolatier, said he feels like 'an honourary Brit.' Timothee said that this is his 'favourite' film he's appeared in during his career so far on Friday.
In a famous sketch with the fictional bear in Paddington, writer Simon Farnaby reveals how the late queen nailed her lines after being told to speak 'as talking to your grandchildren.'
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October 20, 2023
When she appeared in a special sketch to commemorate her Platinum Jubilee, the comedian and writer, who is a long-serving member of the Horrible Histories troupe, appeared as a footman alongside the late British monarch. Her late Majesty delighted audiences at the televised Platinum Party at the Palace in June 2022 after debuting as the fictional protagonist in which they both enjoyed a chaotic cream tea. However, Farnaby, a co-wrote the Paddington 2 film, said that the late Queen had trouble with the tone in which she delivered one of her lines but nailed it after being told to act as if she was speaking to her grandchildren.
At the time of the show's cancellation, fans of hit BBC show Ghosts express their indignation
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March 31, 2023
Since learning that the show has been cancelled, fans of the BBC show Ghosts have expressed their indignation. Despite being nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Scripted Comedy, the broadcaster announced that filming on the fifth series of Ghosts had concluded for good on Friday. Ghosts first aired in 2019, following a cash-trapped young couple who inherits a rickety country mansion only to find it teeming with needy ghosts.
Following five seasons, a huge BBC sitcom has been AXED, a show that has been cancelled by BAFTA has shocked viewers
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March 31, 2023
Fans of a major BBC series have been canceled, which is likely to leave them devastated. Despite being nominated for a BAFTA for Best Scripted Comedy, the broadcaster confirmed filming on the fifth series of Ghosts had ended for good on Friday. Ghosts devolved a young couple who inherits a rickety country mansion, only to find it teeming with needy ghosts.