Al Murray is to record a new sketch show for ITV1 next month, leaving behind his Pub Landlord character.

The programme, Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder, features a raft of new creations including:

• Barrington Blowtorch, the silver-tongued gentleman thief
• Otto Schwul, the ‘flamboyant’ Nazi
• Bill Preston, the dodgy builder
• Stag party maestro The Ledge
• Prurient Dad.

The supporting cast include; Rebecca Front, who appeared opposite Murray in Sky One’s Time Gentlemen Please, plus three acts known on the live character circuit: Simon Brodkin, Colin Hoult and Katy Wix.

A pilot episode is being recorded in Teddington Studios on December 16, with hopes it will lead to a full series.

Murray’s Happy Hour chat and variety show returns to ITV1 in the new year.