GOODBYE, OLD CHUMS

Patricia Hodge reckons we’ve seen the last of hit sitcom Miranda. ‘I think Miranda feels she’s done it,’ says Patricia, who played Miranda Hart’s mother (second from left, with Miranda, front, and co-stars). ‘I suppose you should never say never but I think if you can’t see a way forward it’s better to stop.’

Taskmaster’s Greg Davies (left) wants Lorraine Kelly and Joanna Lumley for the next series of the Bafta-winning show. ‘Lorraine would be such a comforting presence and we’d be delighted to welcome celebrity royalty Joanna,’ he says.