The broadcaster who did much to hinder the cause of sensible health and safety with its 2008 documentary on the profession, The Fun Police, has commissioned a sitcom pilot of the same name.
Channel 4, whose ‘Cutting Edge’ programme was generally felt by practitioners to make a mockery of health and safety, has announced the 30-minute pilot as part of its Comedy Showcase season. It will star comedian Vic Reeves and focus on “the trials and tribulations of a small-town health and safety team”.
The show is written by Matt Morgan, who was previously Russell Brand’s co-presenter on the latter’s infamous BBC Radio 2 show, and will also star New Zealand stand-up comedian Rhys Darby, who played band manager Murray Hewitt in the cult Kiwi comedy show, The Flight of the Conchords.
