One of the first proper plays I ever saw was an adaptation of Gogol's The Government Inspector starring Rik Mayall at the National Theatre back in (thank you Google) 1985. Alongside Mayall, already a star thanks to The Young Ones, the cast also included two other actors who would later pop up in Blackadder – Jim Broadbent and Tim McInnerny.

The second series of Here We Go starts on Friday, February 2 at 8pm on BBC One. That's a very prime time slot for this quirky domestic comedy written by Tom Basden and starring Katherine Parkinson, Jim Howick of Ghosts and Alison Steadman from all sorts of classic comedies including Gavin and Stacey. With a pedigree like this it has to be good, but can it fill that Ghosts-shaped hole in the schedule? The BBC must be confident, a third series is already planned. The cast talk about the new series below. 

Star of Ghosts, Taskmaster and Stath Lets Flats Kiell Smith-Bynoe is set to bring his smash-hit, sell-out improvised comedy show Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro to Southwark Playhouse Elephant from Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th February.

Christmas is just around the corner and Mike’s mum, Betty is staying. Although she is just trying to be helpful, Mike and Alison soon lose patience with her interfering ways. There’s no easy way to ask her to go home so the couple (and the Ghosts) struggle on, with Button House feeling fuller than ever.