With a show that sounds not unlike TV Burp...

Harry Hill is set to return to the BBC with a show that’s already being likened to TV Burp. 

Due to air later this year, Harry Hill’s World Of TV will feature clips chosen to ridicule different genres of TV, such as soaps and medical dramas.

The comedian said: ‘It’s about time someone blew the whistle on how these TV shows are put together and it looks like I’m the man for the job. Watching TV will never be the same again.’

Hill’s first TV break came on BBC Two in 1994 - two years after winning the Perrier best newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe - with the black-and-white silent comedy series Harry Hill's Fruit Fancies.

Harry Hill’s World Of TV will be his first TV show for the BBC since then, having spent three years on his Channel 4 sketch show before launching TV Burp on ITV in 2001, which ran for 11 years. He also voices You've Been Framed for the channel and fronted three series of Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule.

BBC entertainment controller Kate Phillips said: ‘Harry is the undisputed master of unearthing unintentionally funny moments and there will be plenty of them in this laugh-out-loud series.’

His new show is being made by his own production company Nit TV, and will comprise six half-hour episodes;

Soaps - From 1954’s The Grove Family through to Crossroads, and Albion Market, to Coronation Street and EastEnders.

Medical Dramas - From Dr Finlay’s Casebook through to Emergency Ward 10 and 1975’s Angels to Holby City and Casualty.

Police Dramas - From Dixon of Dock Green through to Z Cars, Softly Softly to The Sweeney, The Bill and Line Of Duty

Home Improvement Shows - From 1963’s Barry Bucknall’s DIY through to Toolbox, 60 Minute Make Over and Changing Rooms to Grand Designs.

Historical Documentaries - from Kenneth Clarke’s Civilisation through to AJP Taylor, James Burk and Mary Beard all the way to Who Do You Think You Are and Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family.

Cookery Programmes - from Fanny Craddock, through to Delia, Mary Berry, Jamie Oliver’s Naked Chef to Ainsley Harriot, MasterChef and Bake Off.

Published: 8 Jul 2020