The Royle Family, co-written by Caroline Aherne, achieved 7.8m viewers with its return to TV last night.
Caroline Aherne is working on a new television project with Craig Cash.
"I had to go to the American networks to see events in India given any sort of coverage at all..."
"Sharon flounced back into the square so haughtily it put me in mind of Miss Piggy"
The BBC will launch a Comedy Development Unit in Manchester.
The surreal quiz show continues.
US Network CBS is to make an American version of hit BBC series The Royle Family, it has emerged.
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Also: Tamzin Outhwaite ('Paradox'), Jimmy Carr ('Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes'), Derek Acorah ('Michael Jackson: The Live Séance'), The cast of 'Collision', Mitch Winehouse ('Mitch Winehouse's Showbiz Rant'), Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad'), Andrew Buchan ('Garrow's Law'), and Chris O'Donell ('NCIS: Los Angeles')
Our picks from Thursday's primetime TV:
| 21.00 | Gavin & Stacey (BBC One) |
| 20.30 | I'm A Celebrity... (ITV) |
| 22.00 | Misfits (E4) |
| 20.00 | The Restaurant (BBC Two) |
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| 11:58 | who likes robot wars? |
| 11:51 | Christmas TV |
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| 11:55 | Paradox - new BBC series. |
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| 11:55 | TV Licensing - New "no... |
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| 11:52 | Why is the BBC not in trouble for... |