It has taken a long time, but it looks as though Angus Deayton will be returning to our screens.  Fans have missed their regular instalments of the comedy presenter, who has been off of BBC television since a scandal involving sex, drugs, hotels and dum'n'bass music saw him fired from his role as presenter of  'Have I Got News For You'.  He also lost his sitcom role as the long sufferring nextdoor neighbour when Victor Meldrew was run-over in the climax of the long running comedy series 'One Foot in the Grave' (although we suspect this probably had less to do with Drum'n'Bass music or Sex).

Now it has been revealed that Deayton has landed a role in Stephen Fry's new BBC sitcom 'Absolute Power'.  He will play a Downing Street Press Secretary called Colin Priestley, who advises a Minister to reveal he is gay to save his career.

In addition to this, it appears that he is now planning a new TV role which sees him returning to his more familiar territory presenting a new comedy quiz game.  The show will be called 'Bognor Or Bust', and (perhaps as can be predicted from the title) will feature either the winner or loser (we're not sure which) winning a trip to Bognor.

Few details have been released about plans for the new comedy quiz show, but a pilot is being recorded in London on 12th November.