The BBC lockdown comedy Staged is clearly a product of its time - and often little more than an elaborately put together Zoom call. But it's also a lighthearted hilarious dose of precisely the sort of television we need right now.
Netflix's Derry Girls is not just a hysterically funny comedy - it's a big, open-hearted tale of friendship, feminism and growing up, all set against the background of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Actress Dawn French, best known to British comedy fans for her starring role in The Vicar of Dibley, will return to PBS stations this fall in a heartwarming new comedy-drama known as The Trouble with Maggie Cole.
