R4 panel show could hit BBC One

The BBC is making a TV pilot of Radio 4 comedy panel show Act Your Age.

The series – which has been running on Radio 4 with host Simon Mayo since 2008 – pitches three generations of comedians against each other, and

Regulars on the radio series have included Jon Richardson and Holly Walsh on the ‘Up-And-Comers’ team; Lucy Porter and Rufus Hound for the middle generation and Roy Walker and Tom O'Connor for the old guard.

The TV version is being produced in-house at the BBC, with BBC One being seen as a possible home.

A non-broadcast pilot is being recorded on June 2 at Television Centre in West London. Click here for free tickets.

Published: 20 Apr 2011