Channel 4 puts royal family in first comedy soap

Channel 4 has green-lit a comedy soap opera, from the writers of Star Stories, that follows the imagined lives and loves of The Windsors.

Commissioned by Head of Comedy Phil Clarke and Deputy Head of Comedy Nerys Evans, The Windsors, a new original 6 X 30’ series, will be written by Bert Tyler-Moore and George Jeffrie (Star Stories, Pete Versus Life) and directed by Adam Miller (Mongrels).

Phil Clarke says; “In The Windsors, our much-loved Royal family is re-imagined through the lens of a soap opera, and although the stories are completely fictional, they are inspired by real events. As a result, writers Bert and George have outdone even the funniest, most ludicrous issue of Hello! magazine ever.”

Executive producer for Noho Film and TV, Robert Wulff-Cochrane says; “Infused by our gossip-fuelled sense of what we think we know about them, The Windsors is a joyous weekly peek behind the curtains of Britain's most famous family.”

The Windsors will be made by Noho Film and TV (Tennison), executive produced by Camilla Campbell and Robert Wulff-Cochrane and produced by Izzy Mant (Toast of London). Production will begin in 2016. More details and casting to be confirmed.