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Third series for Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggards Sky comedy Sky’s parenting comedy Breeders has been renewed for a third series, the broadcaster announced tonight. The news comes as the second series, starring Daisy Haggard  and co-creator Martin Freeman, launches on Sky One tonight. Series two jumps forward in time so the young children of the first run are now aged ten and 13. Simon Blackwell, who co-writes the series with former stand-up Chris Addison, teased the possible third series l...

Press Release Sky today releases the official trailer for Intelligence 2, a Sky Original comedy returning to Sky One and streaming service NOW from 8 June. At the end of the first series of Intelligence, we saw NSA agent Jerry Bernstein (David Schwimmer) narrowly avoid being extradited back to the States to face charges of treason. Indebted to his boss Christine (Sylvestra Le Touzel) for stepping in to protect him at the last minute - albeit with ulterior motives - we start series 2 with Jerr...

L-R: Adnan Ahmed, Alex Moody and Katie Churchill European pay TV broadcaster Sky has hired execs from the BBC and Tiger Aspect as it looks to bolster its original comedy commissioning. Adnan Ahmed and Katie Churchill are joining Sky Studios, the satcaster’s production arm, as in-house producers, while Alex Moody has been hired as a commissioning editor for indie-led projects. Ahmed, who joins from BBC commercial arm BBC Studios, and Churchill, who joins from UK prodco Tiger Aspect, are the fi...

New comedy execs and producers at Sky and the BBC Sky and the BBC have both announced new appointments in their comedy commissioning and producing teams. The BBC’s comedy department has appointed I May Destroy You producer Tanya Qureshi as a commissioning editor. She will replace Alex Moody, who is leaving the BBC to join Sky in the same role this summer.  Her commissions for the Corporation included Mackenzie Crook’s Worzel Gummidge, King Gary, Motherland, and Frankie Boyle’s New W...

Sky greenlights Greg Davies therapy comedy Safe Space coming next year Sky has commissioned a sitcom starring Greg Davies as a demotivated small-time therapist, following a successful pilot. The comic also co-wrote the eight-part series, entitled Safe Space, which is set to air next year. He previously said of the project: ‘We thought itd be an interesting starting point to have a psychotherapist who isnt as together as his patients might want him to be. ‘We have had some very interesting ...