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EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has back-tracked on its decision to commission a second season of Victorian-era comedy crime caper Year Of The Rabbit after the coronavirus pandemic forced the British broadcaster into £150M ($205M) of content cuts. Channel 4 renewed Matt Berry’s Year Of The Rabbit in February last year, funding…

At the BBC’s Christmas drinks earlier this month, I gatecrashed an animated conversation between two senior figures from the UK production sector. After a sheepish glance at each other, they revealed that the subject of their discussion was a certain Ian Katz, the director of programs at Channel 4. They are far from…

Keeley Hawes, one of the breakout stars of Bodyguard, Veep's Sally Phillips and Three Girls' Jill Halfpenny have joined IFC and Channel 4's comedy series Year of the Rabbit. The trio have joined the show, which stars Toast of London's Matt Berry, as it goes into production on location in the UK. Hawes stars as the…

U.S. cable network IFC and British broadcaster Channel 4 have ordered Year of the Rabbit, a six-part comedy starring Toast of London's Matt Berry. The two broadcasters have commissioned the show from All3Media-backed Objective Fiction after it was piloted by C4 last year. The news was announced today at the ATX…