Posts with tag Dawn French
Posted Dec 6th 2006 9:08AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, BBC, Pickups and Renewals
BBC America has teamed up with Ab Fab creator Jennifer Saunders to produce two new series for the network - one of which reunites Saunders with
Ab Fab's Joanna Lumley and longtime partner Dawn French. And, get this, both series are being produced by Jon Plowman, who oversaw the UK's
Office and
Extras. Does comedy news get much better than this?
The first show -
Clatterford - is being compared to the
Golden Girls with Lumley and Saunders playing women's club members in a small English town. Lumley is an eccentric stirring up trouble, and Saunders is the town busybody. Dawn French and Sue Johnston are also on board.
Continue reading Ab Fab creator back with two new series
Posted Sep 21st 2006 10:09AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Industry
Fox has announced plans to make a pilot based on the UK hit
The Vicar of Dibley. The Americanized version will be renamed
The Minister of Divine. Of course, bringing comedies across the Atlantic to be retooled for the American audience is nothing new. What does remain to be seen is whether this latest attempt leans more toward the updated
Office, or the updated
Coupling. The Vicar of Dibley tells the story of Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). She comes to the small town of Dibley after their ancient vicar dies. Initially she encounters some reluctance, but eventually her outgoing spirit breathes new life into the failing congregation. Most of the show focuses on Geraldine and her interactions with the collection of misfits that make up the church council. It's very English and very funny.
Now if someone would bring
Black Books across the pond, we'd really be in business...
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Digital Spy ]
Posted Aug 9th 2006 5:21PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, BBC, Retro Squad, The Office (BBC)
(S02E05) I always refer to this episode as "the one where Tim and Gareth kiss" or "the one where Tim and Dawn kiss". However, everyone else does a lot of "um"-ing and "uh"-ing until I mention David's infamous dance. Yes, yes. It's "the one where David dances", but, gosh, so much more happens. All the events in this episode prepare us for the season finale, when feelings are sure to be hurt, hearts are sure to be broken, and fools are sure to be... uh... made... out of.
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