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Chris McCausland (The Wonders of the World I Can't See) and Lee Mack (Doctor Who, Inside No. 9, Brassic) will star in Sky Original Bad Tidings, a mischievous festive special about two perpetually feuding neighbours in Stockport who become unlikely heroes.Written by Laurence Rickard & Martha Howe-Douglas (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) with Chris McCausland, the show will commence on production this month at Sky Studios Elstree with the special set to air on Sky this Christmas.

Chris McCausland and Lee Mack to make a Christmas comedy film - Bafta presenting dup reunite on a script from Ghosts writers

With its anachronistic fashions, mixed-race lead and synthy score, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Famous Five reboot has been met with the usual moaning by ‘the anti-woke’ brigade. But it also has a zippiness and thrill that was always absent from Enid Blyton’s deeply uncool source material, writes Adam White

Consider your free time this holidays filled with wholesome series, The Famous Five, to entertain any family this silly season.

Spain’s The Mediapro Studio, ZDF and the BBC Studios have partnered on the series adaptation of Enid Blyton’s ‘The Famous Five’