Aisling Bea

The first series saw Ranganathan star as an unhealthily conflict-avoidant man doing his utmost to avoid dealing with his recent break-up. Rather than telling his young son Spencer (Kieran Logendra) that his parents are splitting up, Jonathan (Ranganathan) took him to hide out with his sister and her wife.

Plot details are scarce, but the release hints at a brighter series two "about falling in love, messy reconciliation and a baby."

In one of the more surprising success stories on the social platform, Bourgeois has gathered more than 2.5 million followers on TikTok through sincerely sharing his love for the much misunderstood British pastime of trainspotting.

As his following increased, celebrities started cameoing, including singer songwriters Joe Jonas and Rosalía.

Now, across five episodes and locations, Bourgeois will be enlisting even more celebrity sidekicks for some wild trainspotting, hiding in bushes and sharing binoculars on the lookout for locomotives.

Lead judge and Drag icon RuPaul will return to preside over a brand new group of queens vying for the crown, alongside his trusty sidekicks Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton. Joining them on the panel for various episodes are:

Below Deck Mediterranean

Monday

E4, 9.00pm

A totally new but equally unruly crew join Captain Sandy Yawn and bosun Malia White aboard the Lady Michelle, a new 180-foot mega yacht, on their return to Croatia.

Created by comedian Aisling Bea, the first series of the dramedy followed the whip-smart teacher Aine (Bea) in her attempts to get herself back on track after a nervous breakdown, with the help of her sister Shona, played by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe).

Ranganathan will this time set foot in a studio, but his focus group of 20 characters representative of modern Britain will continue joining him virtually.

Each week two celebrity guests will also be beamed into the show to help mull over lighter current affairs. Previous guests include Katherine Ryan, Danny Dyer, Aisling Bea, Jo Brand and Richard Osman.

Like the Ranganation itself, the discussions are diverse, with the likes of Technophobe, Gen Z and Never Voted covering anything from paranormal activity to washing your legs in the shower.

The series, produced by Merman, will see Bea and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) reunite as the Irish sisters Aine and Shona.

Picking up from the events of the series finale, This Way Up will continue to explore the tense will-they-won’t-they dynamic between Aine and Richard, played by Tobias Menzies (The Crown). Since Aine tutors Richard’s son Etienne, the employer-employee relationship between the pair will either halt their burgeoning romance or make it all the more passionate.

A panel-show stalwart, Bea has crafted a successful career on the comedy circuit, becoming a familiar favourite on shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown, Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo.

With This Way Up, Bea finds her signature voice in the world of TV’s scripted comedy. A triple threat as the writer, executive producer and star of the series, Bea has taken less of a cautious first step, and more a running leap into the creative medium.

The announcement comes amid a slew of new commissions and announcements from the broadcaster, as Chief Executive Alex Mahon and Director of Programming Ian Katz, addressed Channel 4 staff about the future of the channel.

Katz revealed a five-point plan which, he believes, will secure the broadcaster against threats posed by competitors, and will ensure that Channel 4 retains its crown as the youngest-skewing public service channel in the world.

Among those aims was a renewed focus on comedy for the channel and its on-demand platform All4.