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WBD UK commissions new comedy and motoring content

July 22, 2026

By Nik Roseveare

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has announced a new slate of content for its free-to-air channel TLC.

The announcement follows the premiere of TLC’s brand-new comedy format Unacceptable, hosted by Ed Gamble, which launched earlier this July  and will return for season 2 later this year.

Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack (w/t) is a new, original format, which sees one of the nation’s favourite card games brought to the studio floor. Produced by TalkbackThames with Naked, the 8×60 series will be hosted by Katherine Ryan (pictured) and see an all-star cast of comedians, led by team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson, go head-to-head in this first comedy take on the celebrated game – battling through a mix of classic card face-offs, live studio challenges and bluffing games. The series comes to TLC early in 2027.

On the heels of the Mock the Week: Summer Specials, and ahead of season 2 which starts on September 13th, fans can look forward to more Mock the Week in 2027, as TLC greenlights seasons 3, 4 and 5 for the channel. Produced by Angst productions,  this 22×60 order will see host Dara Ó Briain back alongside series regular Rhys James and an array of comedy talent. The first 7×60 season will land on TLC in February, followed by a summer and autumn season.

Across WBD’s wider network portfolio, Quest brings viewers new series The Race Mechanic (w/t) for October 2026, which sees Shed and Buried alumnus Sam Lovegrove take on iconic races across the country as both race mechanic and occasionally as co‑driver. This 8×60 series, produced by Beagle Media, follows Sam as he works with passionate owners to prepare classic cars for vintage rallies, endurance trials, hill climbs and time trials, blending expert engineering, rich automotive history and race-day jeopardy.

In a further expansion to the Shed and Buried franchise, Henry and Fuzz will be taking on even bigger projects in Shed and Buried: Big Stuff. This 6×60 series, produced by HCA Entertainment and coming to Quest in early 2027, is a celebration of the oversized, the over engineered and the overlooked vehicles that once powered industry, fed the nation, carried communities and fired imaginations, now sitting forgotten in sheds, yards and fields across the country, from agricultural giants and working vehicles to icons of speed, travel and transport. Henry and Fuzz will also be back for Shed and Buried S9 (20×30) and Shed and Buried: Classic Cars Seasons 5 and 6 (each 10×60) in 2027.

Also returning is Chimp Productions and Krempelwood-produced Richard Hammond’s Workshop for its seventh season for Quest and discovery+ (8×60) in 2027, ahead of season 6 later this year.

Wheeler Dealers World Tour, produced by Objective Media Group and North One, is also back for a third season (2x5x60), coming to Discovery Channel later in the year and through 2027.

Graham Lafferty, SVP Content Strategy & Networks, UK&I, WBD, commented: “Six months on from TLC’s successful launch as a free-to-air, broad entertainment channel, it’s hugely exciting to bring another brand-new original format to the schedule in Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack (w/t). We are thrilled to have the brilliantly funny Katherine Ryan at the helm, no stranger to TLC after appearances on Mock the Week and Unacceptable, along with an exceptional comedy pairing in Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson. Our take on Top Trumps is perfectly placed for TLC’s growing UK comedy line-up, alongside Mock the Week – which we are delighted to secure for a further three series with Dara Ó Briain satirically steering us through the 2027 news agenda – and a second series of Unacceptable hosted by the hilarious Ed Gamble. For Quest audiences, we’re also excited to offer even more turbo-charged titles, including The Race Mechanic, Richard Hammond’s Workshop and Shed and Buried, shows that spotlight the passion, craft and expertise of some of the biggest names in cars right now.”

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