BBC Comedy Short Films - Season 4 / Year 2026

Season 4 / Year 2026
Episodes

Proper Ladies
Four very different schoolgirls are thrown together in detention. As they plan their escape, the situation spirals out of control.

The Close
Animated sketch show following the residents of a quiet suburban street that quickly becomes a playground for comic mayhem - absurd, awkward and unexpectedly hilarious.

Yaxlont
When a teenage boy has a girl over for the first time, the overly attached monster under his bed has a meltdown. A comedy short film from Uncle Shortbread.

The Doghouse
Brothers Steve and Stu scramble to put on a last-minute birthday show for Steve's daughter. If they fail, Steve's in the doghouse and Stu might end up… dead.

Thames View
Animated sitcom set in 1990s east London, following the lives of the chaotic Potts family. Joyce Potts's birthday present has been stolen, so her husband Big Jim enlists the help of his fearsome mother-in-law Edna to track it down on the Thames View Estate.

Glue
Animated sketch show set in Belfast from Northern Irish creator rarewitch. The cats get stoned, the pigeons get philosophical and Gambo forgets how to breathe. Surreal, chaotic, and hilariously absurd – welcome to the madcap world of Glue.
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