The fact that Marks & Gran said they were in negotiation with the BBC for some time over a new series of Goodnight Sweetheart suggests that the issue was something else (ie money) rather than whether or not they wanted a new series.
Love Productions anyone
Well - although this is obviously just speculation - I don't suppose Nick Lyndhurst is the cheapest sitcom star.
They should take the £15m they were willing to spend on Bake Off annually and invest that into comedy - based on the first figure I found on Google UK comedy tends to cost around £250,000 an hour, so even taking that to £1m for a 6 part series could still get 15 series a year from what they're saving by losing Bake Off, and that would fill the gap left in the BBC1 schedules too.
Well, they were on BBC2, but there's nothing to say that a series couldn't have been on BBC1. The Coopers vs The Rest seemed very BBC1 to me, and of course Count Arthur Strong recently moved from BBC2 to BBC1.
Such a shame about Goodnight Sweetheart. I think the overnight audience was probably lower than expected, although it didn't have a dedicated trail and only appeared briefly in the general Sitcom Season trail so no wonder really. Don't know how the consolidated ratings faired but it was high on iPlayer for a while. I can't see ITV or Dave being a good fit so I suppose Gold might be the next best option.
What about Channel 4? But then with the bad press they've had over the GBBO they might not want to touch it. I know they won't technically have poached it as the BBC passed on it, but still.
What about Channel 4? But then with the bad press they've had over the GBBO they might not want to touch it. I know they won't technically have poached it as the BBC passed on it, but still.
It's not very "Channel 4". In fact it's not
remotely
Channel 4.
Asa's suggestion for Gold is probably the more realistic option, but they've been doing original commissions which on the whole have been received well among the classic comedies.
It all depends. Apparently all of the original comedies on BBC Two were produced by BBC Studios.
Wasn't Motherland made by Graham Linehan's indie?
Motherland was a co-production between Delightful Industries which is Lineham's indie and Merman which is Sharon Horgan's indie, We the Jury was made by Big Talk
Slightly off-topic, but Antiques Roadshow appeared to have a filmic effect tonight as well. It doesn't suit the show at all.
Bringing up an old and OT post, but the film effect was gone from tonight's Antique Roadshow, thankfully. For some reason though tonight's episode was the second episode filmed at that location (with Fiona mentioning at the start it was a "return" there), but they haven't shown the first yet.
