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BAFTA Nominations - SMOTHERED Scripted Casting
BAFTA Awards Nominations, SMOTHERED for Scripted Casting
BAFTA Nominations - BIG BOYS Scripted Comedy
Big Boys BAFTA Awards nominated for Scripted Comedy
BAFTA Nominations - BIG BOYS Writer Comedy Jack Rooke
Jack Rooke, Big Boys writer nominated for BAFTA Writer Comedy
C5’s Coma beats competition with 2m
MONDAY: Roughcut TV drama edges ahead of Anton and Giovanni travelogue in 9pm slot
Coma review — a hellish nightmare that could happen to anyone
The Times
Coma review: Jason Watkins is remarkable
As a seasoned professional in weeknight thrillers such as this, Watkins was the anchor of Coma
Coma, review: Jason Watkins and Channel 5 produce another gripping middle-class nightmare
Made on a fraction of the budget of BBC shows, Channel 5’s dramas can be outlandish – but Watkins’s down-on-his-luck everyman makes you care
Coma review – So brilliantly tense you’ll have to breathe into a paper bag
The Guardian - There are bad days, and then there are those where you ruin your life by taking on a local thug. This drama about a mild-mannered everyman’s fightback is compellingly jitter-inducing
Drama Quarterly - No laughing matter
Alex Smith, creative director at Big Boys and Stath Lets Flats producer Roughcut, considers the challenge of moving into drama when you’re known for being funny as the company launches Channel 5 thriller Coma.
Jason Watkins and David Bradley star in first look at Coma drama
The Channel 5 drama sees Watkins as a man on the brink after making a split-second decision.
Things You Should Have Done review: Very stupid – and very funny
YouTube comedian Lucia Keskin is a master of deadpan comedy in this off-the-wall sitcom
FIRST LOOK Things You Should Have Done
BBC Three has released a number of first look images from their new six-part comedy Things You Should Have Done.
'TV’S MOST BRILLIANT NEW ROMCOM' OUT ON SKY & NOW TV
From channelling When Harry Met Sally to getting Aisling Bea to put in a stunning performance, this comedy is an utter joy.
WATCH THE NEW TRAILER FOR SKY ROM-COM SMOTHERED
Created by Monica Heisey, starring Danielle Vitalis and Jon Pointing, Smothered is "the not-quite romcom everyone will be talking about this winter."
CHANNEL 5 GREENLIGHTS ROUGHCUT DRAMA COMA
A new four-part thriller written and created by Ben Edwards and starring Jason Watkins.
CHANNEL 4 ANNOUNCE FILMING FOR SERIES 2 OF BIG BOYS
Jack Rooke’s critically acclaimed comedy, from Roughcut TV, will return to Channel 4 for a second series.
BBC ANNOUNCES THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE
The new sitcom is written by and starring Lucia Keskin, alongside Selin Hizli.
BIG BOYS RECEIVES FOUR BAFTA NOMINATIONS
Big Boys, Jack Rooke, and Jon Pointing have received four nominations in this years BAFTA Television nominations.
HOW JERK’S BLACK HUMOUR IS REVOLUTIONISING COMEDY
Rebecca Nicholson writes on Jerk Series Three for The Guardian... "The deliciously dark comedy about a man with cerebral palsy is back"
JERK REVIEW — HOW TO JOYFULLY BLAZE PAST THE LINE OF GOOD TASTE
James Jackson reviews Jerk for The Times... "Fearful is the very last thing you could accuse this sitcom of."
RTS PROGRAMME NOMINATIONS FOR BIG BOYS AND BLOODS
Big Boys has received three nominations, for Best Scripted Comedy, Best Writer and Best Male Performance, and Samson Kayo has been nominated for Best Male Performance for Bloods.
BIG BOYS AND JACK ROOKE NOMINATED FOR BROADCASTING PRESS GUILD AWARDS
Big Boys and the writer Jack Rooke are up for Best Comedy, Breakthrough Talent and Best Writer in the BPG Awards.
JAMES NORTON JOINS GUEST CAST FOR THIRD SERIES OF JERK
BBC Three’s critically acclaimed comedy series Jerk, produced by Roughcut TV and Primal Media, returns this Spring for a third series following the life of Tim, a man who knows that having cerebral palsy means that he can get away with almost anything.
ROUGHCUT AND SKY ANNOUNCE ROM-COM SMOTHERED (W/T)
Created by Monica Heisey and starring Jon Pointing and Danielle Vitalis (I May Destroy You)
JACK ROOKE WINS THE WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FOR BEST SITCOM
Maurice Gran presented Jack Rooke with the award for Best TV Situation Comedy for Big Boys.
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