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Airdate: The Wrong Mans
I can highly recommend The Wrong Mans, a dark UK comedy coming to ABC1 next month, devised and performed by Mathew Baynton and James Corden (Gavin and Stacey). The title is designed to discern it from...
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Spicks and Specks soft for ABC1
When the ABC relaunched Spicks and Specks they reminded us that the original took time to find its feet and generate some good numbers. Despite some generally favourable reviews, no doubt today they...
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Adam Hills wins at Royal Television Society Awards
Adam Hills’ UK series The Last Leg has won at the Royal Television Society Awards in the Entertainment category. His show, which screens in Australia on ABC1, defeated competition from Ant & Dec’s...
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Mad for Micallef
ABC1 viewers may still be divided over the reboot of Spicks and Specks, but they are very happy thank you with the droll comedy of Shaun Micallef. Last night Mad as Hell pulled 668,000 viewers which,...
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The Biggest Loser living up to its title this year
It’s impossible to ignore the numbers for The Biggest Loser this week on TEN. Last night was just 296,000, up marginally from a dreadful 268,000 the night before. While the show struggles against the...
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Top of the Lake nominated in BAFTA Awards
Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake has been nominated for a BAFTA Award -but it will have to compete with Broadchurch in the Drama series category. Broadchurch and Channel 4 drama Southcliffe dominate the...
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Renewed: The Wrong Mans, Line of Duty.
Two UK series, recently seen on the ABC, have been renewed by the BBC. The Wrong Mans, starring James Corden and Mathew Bayton, is getting a second season. Currently screening on ABC1, this most...
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2.18m for The Block auction as underdogs take the prize
Wednesday was always going to go The Block‘s way, it was just a question of by how much. Nine strategically divided its finale into three Overnight figures: Winner Announced: 2.18m Auctions: 2.16m...
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Report: James Corden to succeed Craig Ferguson as Late Late Show host
UK comedian James Corden will succeed Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show according to US reports. Corden is well known for his TV roles in Gavin and Stacey and The Wrong Mans (which he...
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Cameras roll on second season of The Wrong Mans
Filming is now underway in the UK on the second series of the comedy series The Wrong Mans, starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. The pair, who co-created the series, return as office workers Phil...
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James Corden confirmed to succeed Craig Ferguson on Late, Late Show
UK performer James Corden is now confirmed to replace Craig Ferguson on CBS’ Late Late Show in 2015. Corden, best known for Gavin & Stacey and The Wrong Mans, landed the role ahead of better-known...
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Adam Hills nominated for British Comedy Award
Adam Hills has been nominated for a British Comedy Award, competing for the Best Comedy Entertainment Personality against Graham Norton and Ant & Dec. The Last Leg is also up for Best Comedy...
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Axed BBC deal good timing for ABC
As the now-infamous loss of BBC first-run content begins to bite for the ABC, it hasn’t been all bad news. The timing of the axed deal has come at a good time for the broadcaster. “To be honest the...
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Bondi Hipster joins BBC comedy, Stag.
Bondi Hipster Christiaan Van Vuuren has joined a UK comedy thriller, Stag, on BBC 2. The three part series written by Jim Field Smith (The Wrong Mans, Episodes) and George Kay (The Tunnel, Our Zoo,...
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Catastrophe
Sharon freely admits she’s never had casual sex with a sober person before. It’s just that she says it just before she’s about to shag Rob. But nothing is going to stop this pair who met briefly in a...
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US to remake The Wrong Mans
A pilot remake of UK comedy The Wrong Mans, created by James Corden and Matthew Baynton, has been greenlit by Showtime. To be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Corden’s Fulwell 73 Productions, it...
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