British star praises US remake

The American remake of hospital sitcom Getting On is ‘fantastic’ – according to one of the stars of the British original.

Joanna Scanlan, who created and starred in the show with Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine, has seen an early version of the HBO remake and declared it a hit.

The show has recast the three leads with Family Guy's Alex Borstein, Roseanne alumnus Laurie Metcalf and comedian Niecy Nash.

Scanlan told Digital Spy: ‘We've actually seen an edit of it recently, which I thought was fantastic.

‘It's really, really well done and I like it very much and we really hope HBO pick it up. It's very truthful to the original spirit of the show, yet they've been able to make it their own.

‘Alex Borstein from Family Guy has my role, she's very funny in it.’

Scanlan – who is currently appearing in Sue Perkins's sitcom Heading Out –  added that there were no further episodes of Heading Out planned in Britain, but didn’t rule out a return in the future.

Published: 7 Mar 2013