ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy, Elaine Bedell, commented: “A sharp-tongued couple, a West Midlands job centre, Rome in 27 BC – we’re delighted to be returning to all of them. More importantly, we’re pleased to be continuing our push in scripted comedy and to have a developing raft of shows, across ITV.”

Starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, Series 2 of Vicious will follow a one-off special this Christmas on ITV.

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Series 2 of The Job Lot, starring Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey, will now air on ITV2, alongside Plebs.

ITV’s Director of Digital Channels and Acquisitions, Angela Jain commented: “First Plebs and now The Job Lot. Both shows have incredible talent on and off screen and are an important part of ITV2’s on-going commitment to comedy.”

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