BBC orders 'definitive' Peter Cook documentary
To be made by Victor Lewis-Smith
29/10/2015 … Rare footage from Peter Cook's home archive will feature in what's being billed as the 'definitive' documentary about the comic's life.
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Thu 29 October 2015
Bill Bailey bus theft: CCTV image released
29/10/2015 … Merseyside Police have issued CCTV images following the theft of Bill Bailey's tour van.
Wed 28 October 2015
Sitcom legend Jeremy Lloyd died penniless
Writer left nothing in his will
28/10/2015 … He was responsible for some of the most enduring British sitcoms ever created – but writer Jeremy Lloyd died penniless, it has been revealed today.
© C4/Ed Miller Catastrophe strikes 925,000
28/10/2015 … THE RETURN of Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan's Catastrophe last night attracted 925,000 viewers.
Terry Jones to direct Marty Feldman play
How the Young Frankenstein star coped with Hollywood
28/10/2015 … Monty Python star Terry Jones is to direct the world premiere of a play about Marty Feldman.
Tue 27 October 2015
Bob Mortimer has triple heart bypass
27/10/2015 … Bob Mortimer is recovering after a triple heart bypass operation.
Bill Bailey's tour bus stolen
Thieves strike as he performs at Liverpool venue
27/10/2015 … Bill Bailey's tour bus was stolen in Liverpool yesterday.
Rik Mayall's last voiceover job
Watch extracts of animated fairytales ahead of world premiere
27/10/2015 … The last voiceover work done by Rik Mayall is to receive its premiere in Manchester next month.