The American version of Gavin & Stacey has made FOX’s latest slate of new commissions. Us & Them sees Jason Ritter (Parenthood, The Event) and Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls, Mad Men) in the lead roles. They’re acceptable, but seeing Smithy and Nessa all Americanised is...

Two iconic British comedies are being remade for American audiences. BBC Worldwide will produce a pilot for a US version of Gavin & Stacey called Friends & Family. Meanwhile, Brit actress and writer Sharon Horgan has confirmed her baby, Pulling, will also get an American remake by Lee...

It’s official: we’re a reality TV and soap-loving nation, according to the top ten television programmes of 2010. The X Factor final came up tops with 17.7million viewers. Excluding sports events (England’s World Cup game against Germany gained 17.4million viewers), EastEnders’...

Sky1 is steaming ahead with its plans to become a largely scripted channel, in a bid to attract more subscribers. In new deals with the America’s HBO and some of our finest home-grown writers, the broadcaster is bringing us the best in new drama and comedy over the coming months. Under an...

How over-hyped is James Corden? Yes, his writing was genius on Gavin & Stacey; but since then, he’s had a sketch show on BBC Three, which was universally panned, and a panel show on Sky One.  Now, just because he’s a footie fan and helped get the England squad involved with Sport...