{"id":50410,"date":"2024-04-29T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2031840"},"modified":"2024-04-29T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:28:45","slug":"green-wing-gets-audio-sequel-with-original-cast-returning","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/green-wing-gets-audio-sequel-with-original-cast-returning\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Wing gets audio sequel with original cast returning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The beloved British sitcom is making a return \u2013 but not on TV. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 29 April 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Green Wing is making its long-awaited comeback \u2013 but not in the format that fans may be expecting.<\/p>\n<p>The East Hampton Hospital-set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-5gbgf7\/green-wing\/\">sitcom<\/a> continues to have a soft spot in many comedy lover\u2019s hearts and now, it\u2019s getting the podcast treatment with an exciting Audible Original<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>comedy, Green Wing:<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Resuscitated.<\/p>\n<p>The new six-part audio series will follow the beloved characters 12 years on and as if the news couldn\u2019t be more exciting, fans will be delighted to learn that the original cast will all be making their anticipated returns.<\/p>\n<p>That means that Stephen Mangan,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Julian Rhind-Tutt,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Tamsin Greig<i>,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Pippa Haywood and Olivia Colman will all be reprising their roles, as well as<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Mark Heap,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Oliver Chris,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Michelle Gomez,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Karl Theobald, plus a full ensemble cast.<\/p>\n<p>The new six-parter will surely take listeners back to the original series, which debuted in 2004 and was last seen on our screens for the final episode in 2007. The podcast series will be created once again by<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Victoria Pile, and is also being penned by original Green Wing writers<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Robert Harley,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>James Henry,<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Oriane Messina<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>and<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Fay<span class=\"x_x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Rusling.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Be Thankful The NHS Isn't Like THIS | Green Wing | Channel 4 Comedy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RFItv4NZWl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>And there\u2019s plenty of drama to come as, according to the synopsis: \u201cEstablished fans and new listeners alike will be treated to more surreal twists and turns in the lives and loves of East Hampton\u2019s staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series was known for its sketch-like format and twists as we followed the lives of the staff at East Hampton Hospital, a slightly surreal hospital that resulted in all kinds of mishaps and hilarity.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the series is also of note for how many recognisable faces starred in it, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-crown-season-7-explained\/\">The Crown<\/a>\u2018s Olivia Colman, The Split\u2019s Stephen Mangan and Friday Night Dinner\u2019s Tamsin Greig, to name just a few.<\/p> <p>Mangan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/stephen-mangan-on-his-new-show-bliss-and-why-green-wing-didnt-win-more-awards\/\">previously spoke to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about the possibility of doing any future episodes of Green Wing, saying: \u201cMaybe in five years we\u2019ll be desperate for the money\u2026 It\u2019ll always be one of the things I\u2019m most proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also opened up about the lack of awards for the sitcom at the time, saying: \u201cIt didn\u2019t really win any awards because Little Britain was out at the same time. That won everything. David Walliams would just keep coming down from the podium holding his award and flick us the Vs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-season-9-air-date-newsupdate\/\">Inside No. 9 confirms air date for 9th and final season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/bluey-viewing-figures-disney-plus-sign-special-newsupdate\/\">Bluey reveals huge viewing figures on Disney Plus after The Sign special<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the only exciting thing in the pipeline for fans of Green Wing, as it was previously also announced last year that the writers behind the British sitcom will be bringing us a brand new ITVX comedy series called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/piglets-green-wing-writers-itvx-newsupdate\/\">Piglets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The series will focus on six new recruits at a fictional police training college and will be written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling, as well as Omar Khan, who was a participant in the ITV Comedy Writers Initiative.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; 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