TWO Pints Of Lager And A Packet of Crisps star Will Mellor says the show is ready for comeback, with a new script completed.
The cult BBC comedy last aired in 2011 but its cast, including Will, Sheridan Smith, Ralf Little and Natalie Casey , are pushing for its return, along with writer .
And according to Will, who played Gaz in the series, the reunion episode will centre around the characters’ current circumstances.
He said: “I’d love to get us all back together. We’ve even got a script.
“Susan’s written it, a proper special, Two Pints: Last Orders, a ‘where are they now?’ kind of arrangement. I’m trying to make it happen.”
He added: “I’ve got everything crossed.”
I revealed back in January that writer Susan had obtained the rights to the sitcom from the , meaning she can now pitch the comeback to a rival channel or streaming service.
The series — which first aired on BBC Two in 2001 before moving to BBC Three two years later — featured a gang of twentysomething pals living in working-class Runcorn and followed their boozy antics and daily struggles with life and love.
It ran for nine series and was before she turned into a big draw on both the stage and small-screen.
There will be one tricky area for the new script.
, was killed off at the end of the sixth series, but given the magic of TV, Susan will probably find a way to revive him, in typically comical style.
Writing in his new autobiography, Where There’s A Will, former star Will described how he’s now back in touch with co-star Sheridan after they lost contact during her well-documented health struggles when she wouldn’t return his messages.
He wrote: “I just wanted her to know the line was open.
“I messaged her again not long ago and she replied, saying she misses me. I couldn’t have been happier when subsequently she came to my 50th birthday party.”
There will be another big party when Two Pints comes back.
is heading off on the adventure of a lifetime – with the help of some of his comedy friends.
In a first look at his Prime Video show, Alan Carr’s Great Big Bucket List, the winner of the first series of ticks off some hair-raising challenges with varying levels of success.
The comic walks on coals for Joe Wilkinson, both figuratively and literally, as they go on an action-packed weekend, and enjoys a Highland adventure with Joanne McNally.
Alan also takes to the skies with and visits a waterfall with who, in trademark style, looks less than impressed by their day out.
Tom Allen also gets involved in the bucket list action – and some of the challenges make the Traitors missions look like an absolute doddle.
“It’s time to stop putting things off,” says Alan.
The series launches on on November 27.
A FEMALE FIRST FOR CORRIE
will tonight air the soap’s first-ever all-women episode.
The ITV special will see Debbie Webster, played by Sue Devaney, enjoy a bonding experience with her family and friends.
Her character, who is suffering from early on-set dementia, asks the girls to help put together son Carl’s 40th birthday photo book.
But as Debbie goes through old snaps and rakes up memories with Abi (Sally Carman-Duttine), Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove), Christina (Amy Robbins), Sally (Sally Dynevor) and Glenda (Jodie Prenger) it quickly descends into chaos.
Corrie boss Kate Brooks said: “There’s a lot coming up for these ladies.
“There’ll still be some laughs and fun along the way but we’ll get to the stage where things get a lot more serious.”
romcom, Nobody Wants This, has been renewed for a fourth series.
Series three, which dropped last month, saw Kristen Bell and Adam Brody return as sex podcaster Joanne and Jewish rabbi Noah who navigate cultural barriers and meddling families to fall in love.
FROM THE DOCTOR TO DROID
is keen to get involved with hit BBC sitcom, .
The screenwriter has some time on his hands since parting ways with and says he’d love to pen an episode of the show – about an android carer – with its star and creator Diane Morgan.
“I love Ann Droid with a passion,” Russell told the Adam Buxton podcast.
“I want to write an episode of that show.
“I think it’s really joyous, and what it says underneath the laughs about loneliness, widowhood and old age is really clever.”
Ann Droid, which also stars Sue Johnston, has been renewed for a second series.
“It will run for ten years,” Russell told the podcast. “That show is loved.”
next project is a departure from the norm for him.
Famed for his comedy and appearing in front of the camera, he’s switched tac with his upcoming Channel 4 thriller Hunting Alice Bell, which starts on Wednesday.
Inspired by the dark notoriety of Maxine Carr, the partner of Soham killer , and more recently the case of jailed nurse , the series follows a group women who have been mistakenly identified as the girlfriend of a killer doctor, played by , and targeted.
“I’ve long been interested in how certain women become these super-evil figures in our culture,” said David.
“I also noticed the rise of the internet amateur sleuth: people broadcasting from the site of a death or disappearance, saying they know exactly what happened and gathering followers. The internet can create certainty around a mystery.”
There’s also flicks of social satire, like the reference to the real-life case of a paediatrician whose house was burned down because the mob misread the sign outside his home for paedophile.
“In terrible situations do still make jokes. Humour is a way of dealing with what’s happening.”
A NEW BBC Two three-part series will mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death.
It will combine the composer’s written testimony with innovative sound design and input from deaf people to immerse viewers in his acoustic reality.
Beethoven: Rise Of A Genius will air in spring next year.
BRAWL GAME’S RETURN
IT is time for another spin on BBC gameshow The Wheel – and he has lined up another stellar group of celebrity guests.
Ready to showcase their knowledge are presenter Zoe Ball, singers Michael Ball and , Strictly’s Josh Widdicombe and Oti Mabuse and comics Harry Hill and Katherine Ryan.
They will be guiding the contestants on some tricky questions in a bid to bag them a fortune. But with the stakes so high, Michael says it is not always a big laugh.
He said: “One of our celebrities described their time as The Hunger Games.”
Series seven of The Wheel returns on Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer.
