Mark Gatiss (pictured) is set to star in a new BBC3 comedy
drama. "Funland" is co-written by Gatiss' "League of Gentlemen" colleague
Jeremy Dyson.
The show, which is being produced at the BBC's Manchester-based comedy unit,
centres around a family involved in Blackpool's entertainment industry, who have
connections to the criminal underworld.
Speaking about the new show the editor of the BBC's comedy unit, Kenton Allen
said: "Funland is the bastard son of The League of Gentleman and EastEnders
after a really heavy night on the town with Twin Peaks.
"It's a big sprawling piece, not a sitcom with just four main
characters."
Dyson and EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown have penned the first hour-long
episode, with ten more half-hour scripts in the pipeline. It is due to go into
production in March.
