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more like the
Sharon I know
- a very capable
businesswoman
who’s also very caring.
When we took the script to
producers at C4, they thought the
characters might be too mean to
each other to be sisters – but that’s
how families talk to each other.
Are you excited to work with
Sharon again? We go back a long
way and we’ve kept working on ideas.
There was one called ‘Delilah’, which
we worked on for two years. It was
very Irish but Derry Girls pipped us
to the post. I wrote the first episode
of This Way Up in a day and sent it
to Sharon. Luckily she liked it.
Are you excited seeing your hard
work come to fruition? Getting the
show on screen is my dream come
true – even if we don’t get a second
NEW Thou Shalt Not Kill
Friday, More4 HD, 9pm
Set in Turin, Walter Presents’
Italian crime drama centres on
inspector Valeria Ferro (Miriam
Leone), a gifted but troubled murder
detective. She’s a loner who bends
the rules – and it falls to her boss
and lover Giorgio Lombardi (Thomas
Trabacchi) to reel her in. Just as afather is broadcasting a live TV appeal
to help find his missing teen daughter,
the girl’s body is found in a flooded
basement. Valeria grabs the reins of
the investigation, but then demons
from her past resurface when her
mother is released from prison after
serving 17 years for murder. The
series kicks off with a double bill
and all episodes will be available on
All 4 after the first episode airs.NEW Temptation Island
Sunday & Monday, E! HD, 9pm
Wondering what to watch now Love Island’s
ended? Try this revamp of the Noughties
reality show in which four US couples put
their relationships to the test. They go to Hawaii,
where they join 24 singletons in search of
love. Will they be tempted? The entire series
will be on Sky Box Sets/Virgin TV from 4 Aug.NEW Scrapyard Supercar
Sunday, Dave HD, 6pm
Former Boyzone member, reality star, pro
drift driver and petrolhead Shane Lynch hosts
this new car show. He sets two teams of
amateur mechanics the task of building a one-
off vehicle from scrap that can outperform a
top-of-the range supercar. Under the guidance
of engineer Ralph Hosier, the teams have four
days to construct their vehicle before they
head to the racetrack and put it to the test.Lethal Weapon
Friday, ITV HD, 9pm
Richard Roundtree, currently starring in
Netflix’s Shaft reboot, guests in this week’s
episode as Murtaugh’s competitive father-in-
law Don Bennett. Murtaugh (Damon Wayans)
is getting ready to celebrate his 30th
anniversary with the LAPD when Don pays
him a visit and belittles his achievement.Miriam Leone plays
a detective battling
her own demonsseries! And
I genuinely
couldn’t believe
it when a catering
truck turned up
on set just because I wrote something.
It was a real ‘whoa!’ feeling.How does creating your own
sitcom compare to doing stand-
up and panel shows? Well, panel
shows are like dinner parties – they
aren’t difficult unless you’re sat next
to someone boring. When you’re
with a gang of friends on a show
and you feel comfortable, it’s a joy.
Except that millions of people watch
you and you get threats on Twitter!BOX SET
All six episodes of This
Way Up will be available on All 4
on Thursday 8 August after the
first episode has aired.