Over To Bill Review Reviews Posted by Ian Symes on 30th April 2014, 17:19 One of the biggest downsides of the Red Dwarf Movie's ten year development hell is that British comedy was robbed of one of its most unique voices for an entire decade. Even after Dwarf's triumphant return to our screens, it's still been nearly 20 years since we've seen anything written by Doug Naylor that doesn't contain those familiar four characters flying around in one of three spaceships. So now it's over to Over To Bill to see if the man who co-created one of the greatest sit-coms of all time can still conjure up compelling new characters and exciting fresh scenarios, in this one-off comedy drama. Read more →
Pin the pointy stick on Hugh Dennis News Posted by Ian Symes on 18th March 2014, 00:56 After a couple of weeks of increasingly oblique teasers, we now have some solid details about Doug’s new sitcom. Firstly, confirmation that the project in question is indeed Over To Bill, a project that Doug has had in development for a number of years, and of which a pilot was shown a couple of Dimension Jumps back. It’s being produced as part of a revival of the BBC’s Comedy Playhouse strand, previous graduates of which include Steptoe and Son, Last of the Summer Wine, Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served?. So no pressure, then. Continue reading →
Did I ever tell you about Three Feet? News Posted by Ian Symes on 23rd February 2014, 20:34 More rumblings about the Naylors’ non-Dwarfy project, which is a relief considering we spent an hour watching The Alan Titchmarsh Show the other day in anticipation of a non-existent announcement. Naylor Minor today unveiled Three Feet Productions, a new production company founded by the father and son team, and presumably named after the total number of non-prosthetic lower leg appendages owned by the pair of them. Continue reading →
A sit-com in a biscuit factory? News Posted by Ian Symes on 12th February 2014, 22:10 Well, the biscuit factory bit is pure speculation, but it would appear that Doug Naylor is cheating on us. He’s got a new sitcom in the works, for BBC One, of all things. The first indication came via Doug’s tweet on Monday 10th February: Off for casting session with @RichardDGNaylor for new sit-com starring two guys with initials HD + NM for channel with initials BBC O. Continue reading →
