New comedy series, Come Fly with Me, starring and written by the makers of Little Britain, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, has commenced filming.

Set in a busy airport, the show features all new characters played by Matt and David, plus special guest appearances throughout the series.

The six-part series is now in production in the UK, filmed in HD, for broadcast later this year, and is a Little Britain Productions/BBC Production. Executive Producer for Little Britain Productions is Geoff Posner, and Mark Freeland for BBC Productions.

The producer is Adam Tandy, whose credits include the award-winning The Thick of It and In the Loop and the director is Paul King (The Mighty Boosh)

Below is the first picture to be released for the show. It shows David Walliams as ‘Ian’ and Matt Lucas as ‘Taj’.

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