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Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson team up for new TV comedy

Vegas will play a coach driver and Gibson a tour guide in Murder On The Blackpool Express.

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Sian GIbson (Ian West/PA)

Johnny Vegas and Car Share actress Sian Gibson have signed up to star in a murder-mystery comedy.

Vegas, 46, plays a coach driver and Gibson, 40, a tour guide in Murder On The Blackpool Express, a comedy take on Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries.

The pair are caught up in a deadly conspiracy when their passengers start dying one by one.

Johnny Vegas (Ian West/PA)
Johnny Vegas (Ian West/PA)

Comedian Vegas said: “If the script read-through is anything to go by, this is not only going to be immense fun to film, but a real treat for comedy lovers and whodunnits alike.

“Brilliant casting and laugh-out loud writing, what’s not to be excited about?”

Gibson, who shot to fame in Peter Kay’s Car Share, said: “I’m so excited to be involved in a murder mystery! The script is very funny and it’s such a pleasure to be working with Johnny and such a wonderful cast.”

Sian Gibson shot to fame in Peter Kay's Car Share (BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions/Press Association Images)
Sian Gibson shot to fame in Peter Kay’s Car Share (BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions/Press Association Images)

“Each of them could star in their own show, so we’ve been truly lucky to assemble such a team of comedy royalty.”

Griff Rhys Jones also has a role (Ian West/PA)
Griff Rhys Jones also has a role (Ian West/PA)

Directed by Simon Delaney, whose credits include Cold Feet, Stella and Lead Balloon, Murder On The Blackpool Express will air on Gold later this  year.

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