The Archbishop of Canterbury will be pleased. BBC2’s Tom Hollander sitcom Rev has been revved up for a second series, with Peep Show co-creator Sam Bain joining the show’s backroom team.
The comedy, in which Hollander starred as a hapless inner city vicar, will return in late 2011 with Bain on board as the show’s new script editor.
Rev debuted in a 10pm slot with 2.2 million viewers in June last year and came in for some praise from an unlikely TV reviewer – the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams – who said it was “really rather good”.
The sitcom finished its six-part run with an audience of about 1.7 million in August.
The second series of the show, which won the South Bank Award for best comedy last year, will also see the addition of writer Fintan Ryan alongside lead writer James Wood and director Peter Cattaneo.
Bain said: “Rev was my favourite new show of 2010, it was a great achievement to carve such a funny show out of such challenging material. I’m excited to be part of the team and contribute my experience of writing about religious extremists and sexually frustrated men.”
Kenton Allen, the chief executive of the programme’s independent producer Big Talk Productions, added: “It’s hugely flattering that Sam Bain is joining our amazing team on Rev.
“Sam will bring his inimitable wit and wisdom in equal measure. We’re thrilled that Rev has managed to capture the attentions and talents of one of the nicest, most in-demand comedy writers in the business.”
Source: guardian.co.uk – BBC2 Rev reborn for a second series
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