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A glamorous beauty queen aims to become a top comedy star in the 1960s...

-  CAREN CLARK

Funny Woman

Thursday, 9pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase Comedy drama (box set, Sky Box Sets & NOW)

Gemma Arterton stars as a Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker, who wants to make it as a comedian in the 1960s. She then becomes a sitcom star at a time when TV comedy was dominated by men. The six-parter also stars Rupert Everett as Barbara's agent and Tom Bateman as her co-star Clive.

Starry... Writer Morwenna Banks co-stars with Rupert Everett, who plays theatrical agent Brian