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BBC Two has unveiled a raft of new dramas and comedies as part of its winter/spring 2008 line-up.
Controller Roly Keating said: "BBC Two will be launching the new year with gripping drama, fresh new comedy and impactful factual in the heart of the schedule.
"From House Of Saddam, a drama about Saddam Hussein's reign, to Taking The Flak, a caustic comedy about a news reporting team based abroad, from Tropic Of Capricorn, Simon Reeve's follow up to Equator, to Delia Smith's return to cookery, BBC Two offers viewers thoughtful, immersive and rewarding content."
House Of Saddam is a BBC/HBO co-produced drama about the dictator and his downfall.
Comedies will include Taking The Flak, an "acerbic comedy" about a group of journalists covering a war in Africa starring Doon Mackichan (Smack The Pony). There will be appearances from genuine news presenters George Alagiah, Sophie Raworth and Dermot Murnaghan.
Never Better will star Stephen Mangan (Green Wing) as a recovering alcoholic with a list of other problems while Lab Rats is a new comedy set in a university laboratory, from The Thick Of It actor Chris Addison and executive producer Armando Iannucci.
Another comedy, Empty, is a sitcom about two colleagues at a property maintenance company, starring Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd.
BBC Two will also welcome Torchwood from BBC Three with episodes featuring Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who's Martha Jones), Richard Briers (Monarch Of The Glen), Alan Dale (Ugly Betty) and James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
Controller Roly Keating said: "BBC Two will be launching the new year with gripping drama, fresh new comedy and impactful factual in the heart of the schedule.
"From House Of Saddam, a drama about Saddam Hussein's reign, to Taking The Flak, a caustic comedy about a news reporting team based abroad, from Tropic Of Capricorn, Simon Reeve's follow up to Equator, to Delia Smith's return to cookery, BBC Two offers viewers thoughtful, immersive and rewarding content."
House Of Saddam is a BBC/HBO co-produced drama about the dictator and his downfall.
Comedies will include Taking The Flak, an "acerbic comedy" about a group of journalists covering a war in Africa starring Doon Mackichan (Smack The Pony). There will be appearances from genuine news presenters George Alagiah, Sophie Raworth and Dermot Murnaghan.
Never Better will star Stephen Mangan (Green Wing) as a recovering alcoholic with a list of other problems while Lab Rats is a new comedy set in a university laboratory, from The Thick Of It actor Chris Addison and executive producer Armando Iannucci.
Another comedy, Empty, is a sitcom about two colleagues at a property maintenance company, starring Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd.
BBC Two will also welcome Torchwood from BBC Three with episodes featuring Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who's Martha Jones), Richard Briers (Monarch Of The Glen), Alan Dale (Ugly Betty) and James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
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