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==Since 2010== {{see also|Category:2010s British sitcoms|Category:2020s British sitcoms}} The censoring of repeats, especially where the [[Watershed (broadcasting)#United Kingdom|watershed]], the time after which adult programming is allowed to be broadcast, is being eroded by [[Video on demand|on demand viewing]] and [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] technology. The standard solution is to provide a warning to viewers of real-time transmissions that the programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.<ref name="CTP">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/article/censoring-the-past-0j887f3kg |title=Censoring the Past |date=22 February 2018 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.predigitalmedia.com/The-Times-22--Feb-2018---Till-Death-Us-Do-Part.pdf| title = Transcript of 'Censoring the Past'}}</ref> Other recent British sitcoms include ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]'' (2019โpresent), ''[[Chewing Gum (TV series)|Chewing Gum]]'' (2015โ2017), ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'' (2011โ2020), ''[[Bad Education (TV series)|Bad Education]]'' (2012โ2014, 2022-2024), ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]'' (2012โ2019), ''[[Fleabag]]'' (2016โ2019) and ''[[Peter Kay's Car Share]]'' (2015โ2018). ===''Still Open All Hours''=== The sequel to ''Open All Hours'', ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'' (2013โ2019), was created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. 41 episodes were broadcast. It starred David Jason, supported by [[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]] and a regular supporting cast including [[Lynda Baron]], [[Stephanie Cole]], [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]], [[Brigit Forsyth]], [[Johnny Vegas]], [[Kulvinder Ghir]], [[Geoffrey Whitehead]], [[Sally Lindsay]], [[Tim Healy (actor)|Tim Healy]], [[Sue Holderness]], Dean Smith, [[Archie Panjabi]] and [[Nina Wadia]], with Baron, Cole, and Ollerenshaw reprising their original characters from ''Open All Hours''.<ref name="BCGsoah"/> Directed by Dewi Humphreys,<ref name="BCGsoahDH">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/dewi_humphreys/ |title=Dewi Humphreys |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="BFIdh">{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba168ff29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824194409/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba168ff29 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 August 2017 |title=Dewi Humphreys |work=BFI |publisher=British Film Institute. |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> and produced by Jason, Alex Walsh-Taylor<ref name="BBCawt">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/hyperdrive/actors/walshtaylor_person_page.shtml |title=Alex Walsh-Taylor |work=BBC Comedy |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="BCGsoahAW">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/alex_walsh_taylor/ |title=Alex Walsh-Taylor |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> Sarah Hitchcock,<ref name="BCGsoahSH">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/sarah_hitchcock/ |title=Sarah Hitchcock |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> and [[Gareth Edwards (producer)|Gareth Edwards]], the series continued the theme of ''Open All Hours'' while focusing on the life of a much older Granville, running his late uncle Arkwright's traditional English [[convenience store|corner shop]] with his son's help.<ref name="BCGsoah">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/still_open_all_hours/ |title=Still Open All Hours |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> ===''Breeders''=== The British-American parental [[black comedy]] television series ''[[Breeders (TV series)|Breeders]]'' (2020โpresent), was created by [[Martin Freeman]], [[Chris Addison]] and [[Simon Blackwell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parents.com/news/breeders-is-a-dark-comedy-that-gets-the-parenting-struggle/ |title='Breeders' Is a Dark Comedy That Gets the Parenting Struggle |last=Pahr |first=Kristi |date=13 March 2020 |work=Parents |publisher=Meredith Corporation |access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref> The series follows two parents who struggle with parenthood and is partially based on Freeman's own experiences. Freeman also plays the lead role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/breeders/ |title=Breeders |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Breeders">{{Cite web|title=Breeders|url=https://www.sky.com/watch/breeders|work=[[Sky UK]]|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> The series premiered on 2 March 2020, on the American cable network [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], and on the British network [[Sky One]] on 12 March 2020.<ref name="Breeders"/>
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