Gemma Arrowsmith
@mmaarrow.bsky.social
Comedy writer & actor. Doctor Who, Tracey Ullman’s Show, Beyond a Steel Sky, Justin’s House, Bravest Warriors, Horrible Histories
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Gemma Arrowsmith
@mmaarrow.bsky.social
· Nov 15
What were you wearing? - Tracey Ullman's Show: Season 2 Episode 6 Preview - BBC One
YouTube video by BBC
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I wrote this Tracey Ullman sketch and it was pinned to my Twitter profile for years. So in the spirit of moving everything over to BlueSky, here it is pinned to my feed here.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-h...
In 2019 I was commissioned to write a bunch of sketches for a TV show which was all green lit & going into production. I chased up it up in 2020 & no-one replied. Several emails bounced back as most of the production team had left the company.
I’m seriously starting to think it’s not going ahead.
I’m seriously starting to think it’s not going ahead.
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
In 2019 I was commissioned to write a bunch of sketches for a TV show which was all green lit & going into production. I chased up it up in 2020 & no-one replied. Several emails bounced back as most of the production team had left the company.
I’m seriously starting to think it’s not going ahead.
I’m seriously starting to think it’s not going ahead.
Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform.
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform.
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YAY! lovely reminder here from gemma! telly is officially 100 years old.🎂
i've worked in broadcast, long-form television for almost half of its life.
i would add to this report that john logie baird was a scot, and one of the engineering inspirations for "scotty" on star trek by gene roddenberry.🥳
i've worked in broadcast, long-form television for almost half of its life.
i would add to this report that john logie baird was a scot, and one of the engineering inspirations for "scotty" on star trek by gene roddenberry.🥳
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 AM
YAY! lovely reminder here from gemma! telly is officially 100 years old.🎂
i've worked in broadcast, long-form television for almost half of its life.
i would add to this report that john logie baird was a scot, and one of the engineering inspirations for "scotty" on star trek by gene roddenberry.🥳
i've worked in broadcast, long-form television for almost half of its life.
i would add to this report that john logie baird was a scot, and one of the engineering inspirations for "scotty" on star trek by gene roddenberry.🥳
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Hurrah for @mmaarrow.bsky.social for making the pilgrimage to Frith Street, just South of Soho Square, to mark John Logie Baird's first public transmission of TV, 100 years ago today!
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Hurrah for @mmaarrow.bsky.social for making the pilgrimage to Frith Street, just South of Soho Square, to mark John Logie Baird's first public transmission of TV, 100 years ago today!
Television is 100 years old today! 🎉
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Television is 100 years old today! 🎉
Ah, I see they’ve installed the new Borg regeneration alcoves in St Pancras station.
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Ah, I see they’ve installed the new Borg regeneration alcoves in St Pancras station.
Have I discovered the world’s best book in a charity shop? Tough to say for sure, but I reckon it’s a contender.
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Have I discovered the world’s best book in a charity shop? Tough to say for sure, but I reckon it’s a contender.
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Oops! Crowley Time is coming back to @machcomedyfest.bsky.social this May! 6pm, Sat 2nd. Come on a futuristic comedy space beano in a beautiful historic venue! Guest stars TBC, and that dancing fool @odinnoh.bsky.social will provide live sound and music! Tickets: machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2026/cr...
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Oops! Crowley Time is coming back to @machcomedyfest.bsky.social this May! 6pm, Sat 2nd. Come on a futuristic comedy space beano in a beautiful historic venue! Guest stars TBC, and that dancing fool @odinnoh.bsky.social will provide live sound and music! Tickets: machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2026/cr...
Just seen the new documentary Becoming Victoria Wood at the @curzon.com Bloomsbury.
As you might expect from the title, it focuses on her early life & career. Genuinely superb and full of details & photographs I’d never seen before, even as an ardent fan of her work.
As you might expect from the title, it focuses on her early life & career. Genuinely superb and full of details & photographs I’d never seen before, even as an ardent fan of her work.
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Just seen the new documentary Becoming Victoria Wood at the @curzon.com Bloomsbury.
As you might expect from the title, it focuses on her early life & career. Genuinely superb and full of details & photographs I’d never seen before, even as an ardent fan of her work.
As you might expect from the title, it focuses on her early life & career. Genuinely superb and full of details & photographs I’d never seen before, even as an ardent fan of her work.
Omg, mate, same with sitcoms. Totally get where you’re coming from.
James Cameron says he must find a cheaper way to produce the Avatar movies in order to continue making them. https://bit.ly/4qnlOpl
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Omg, mate, same with sitcoms. Totally get where you’re coming from.
It gets lost under all the audience laughter but Ralph saying "Sorry. I mean, tomato sorry" at the end of the drinking game sketch made me laugh so much when I first saw it I couldn't breathe.
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
The Fast Show - Ted & Ralph -19- Drinking game
YouTube video by comedyklips
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January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It gets lost under all the audience laughter but Ralph saying "Sorry. I mean, tomato sorry" at the end of the drinking game sketch made me laugh so much when I first saw it I couldn't breathe.
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
youtu.be/CjM89wRMY9I?...
Advert buyouts often used to get performers their deposit on their first home. This one covers a fraction of one month’s rent.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
Just saw a job posting for a TV commercial with a buyout of £250. GOD that is fucked.
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Advert buyouts often used to get performers their deposit on their first home. This one covers a fraction of one month’s rent.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
It’s called a buyout because it’s supposed to buy you out of being in competitors’ adverts for ~3 years. So this is valuing the performer at just under £7/month.
Anyone else grow up with Jane Asher’s Fancy Dress book on their bookshelves? I spent ages looking through its pages!
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Anyone else grow up with Jane Asher’s Fancy Dress book on their bookshelves? I spent ages looking through its pages!
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
Tag yourself: I’m the woman dressed as a pair of trousers.
He's done his time. Leave him alone!
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
He's done his time. Leave him alone!
Writing advice:
“I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Writing advice:
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We can announce that season 2 is coming later this year!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
I just finished the podcast @leylinehighrewind.bsky.social and im desperate for more episodes. The cast are amazing and I need to see where this is going.
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We can announce that season 2 is coming later this year!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
📺 More delving into the Leyline High episode archive
🎞️ More clips
👹 And more investigation of the Leyline High curse!
Reposted by Gemma Arrowsmith
WOW! Absolutely over the moon that CROWLEY TIME WITH ME, TOM CROWLEY won the inaugural Best Podcast award at the #GoldenGlobes 2026! Thank you to the panel, to my many guests, to all my listeners, my parents and God. We did it! 🏆
January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
WOW! Absolutely over the moon that CROWLEY TIME WITH ME, TOM CROWLEY won the inaugural Best Podcast award at the #GoldenGlobes 2026! Thank you to the panel, to my many guests, to all my listeners, my parents and God. We did it! 🏆
As a comparison of completely different TV landscapes:
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
As a comparison of completely different TV landscapes:
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
The 1st series of Play for Today in 1970-71 had 23 original episodes (& then an additional 11 shown under other strands like The Wednesday Play bringing the total to 34 eps)
The 1st series of the Channel 5 relaunch of Play for Today had 4 eps.
Thank goodness celebrity interview podcasts are finally getting the recognition they deserve. 🌟
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Thank goodness celebrity interview podcasts are finally getting the recognition they deserve. 🌟
Because nothing in the world of telly makes sense anymore, the first 2 series of BBC show Red Dwarf are now available to watch on Channel 4. And accompanying them is this strange composited image which includes Chloë Annett who wasn’t the first 2 series. 👍
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Because nothing in the world of telly makes sense anymore, the first 2 series of BBC show Red Dwarf are now available to watch on Channel 4. And accompanying them is this strange composited image which includes Chloë Annett who wasn’t the first 2 series. 👍
I'm always bleating on about Play for Today & similar anthology formats & how important they are for television- so this is a public service announcement that there are 13 archive episodes of Screen Two currently on iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Screen Two
Landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1980s and 1990s - part of the BBC's rich archive of classic drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I'm always bleating on about Play for Today & similar anthology formats & how important they are for television- so this is a public service announcement that there are 13 archive episodes of Screen Two currently on iPlayer:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
