The transmission date has been confirmed for their new two-hour celebration of classic sketch show The Fast Show.

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases will feature clips, interviews and rarely seen footage. Plus many of the show's best-loved characters in all-new scripted segments revealing what they are up to now.

The programme will look back on gamekeeper Ted and aristocrat Ralph, the “suits you, sir” tailors, sleazy car dealer Swiss Toni and many more unforgettable creations of Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Mark Williams, Paul Shearer and the late Caroline Aherne,

When the “retrospective with a twist” was announced Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson said: “It’s 26 years since the first episode of The Fast Show went out. We didn’t manage to celebrate our 25th anniversary but we are marking it now.”

The BBC aired it's own Fast Show night in January this year. 

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases will air on Gold on Saturday, August 29.