'Blakey' dies
13/08/2015 … Stephen Lewis, who played Blakey in On the Buses, has died aged 88, his family has announced.
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13/08/2015 … Stephen Lewis, who played Blakey in On the Buses, has died aged 88, his family has announced.
12/08/2015 … The BBC has axed Paul Whitehouse's TV comedy-drama Nurse.
12/08/2015 … Friends repeats will be a mainstay of the Comedy Central channel for the next four years after the broadcaster signed a deal renewing its exclusive rights.
12/08/2015 … Improvised comedy musical troupe Showstopper! have landed their first full West End run.
12/08/2015 … Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker’s script about The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town is to receive its stage premiere.
12/08/2015 … THE BBC has vowed to double its marketing spend on BBC Three once the channel goes online only.
11/08/2015 … A forgotten TV drama in which Rik Mayall played a racist cop is to be released on DVD later this month.
11/08/2015 … The Pleasance Dome could be demolished within two years, changing the landscape of the Edinburgh Fringe.
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