‘Nighty Night’ creator for new Channel 4 breakfast TV spoof
By Sam Rigby
Nighty Night
creator Julia Davis is working on a new comedy series spoofing breakfast television for Channel 4.
Written by Davis, the six-episode series follows Gail Sinclair, a daytime TV icon who may be past her peak.
She will also star as Sinclair, with more casting announcements expected shortly.
The synopsis for the series reads: “After eight glorious years of high ratings and winning awards, things begin to go wrong for Sinclair when the programme begins to lose viewers and tensions break out within the production team.”
As well as creating and starring in Nighty Night for two series between 2004 and 2005, Davis has also worked on Sky Atlantic’s Hunderby and Gavin & Stacey.
Davis’s new series is scheduled to air in 2015.
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