{"id":8831,"date":"2018-06-29T10:16:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T14:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/britbox-adds-pair-u-k-comedies-summer-lineup\/"},"modified":"2018-06-29T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T14:48:50","slug":"britbox-adds-pair-of-u-k-comedies-to-summer-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/britbox-adds-pair-of-u-k-comedies-to-summer-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"BritBox Adds Pair of U.K. Comedies to Summer Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios&#8217; and ITV&#8217;s BritBox has acquired the British rom-coms <em>Hold the Sunset<\/em>, starring John Cleese and Alison Steadman, as well as <em>Bliss<\/em>, led by Heather Graham and Stephen Mangan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bliss<\/em> and <em>Hold the Sunset<\/em> are due to debut on the streaming service in August and September, respectively. 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