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“Whereas I think good British drama does reflect society when it’s written as brilliantly as the stuff that Kay writes.

“It’s holding up a mirror to society and I think people can tap into that and understand it.

“That’s what good drama does rather than I’m A Celebrity.”

Mellor, who has penned hits such as The Syndicate, Fat Friends, In The Club and Band Of Gold, got the idea for her latest drama while going to register her mum’s death at Leeds Town Hall.

Love, Lies & Records starts Thursday, November 16 at 9pm on BBC One.

TELEVISION’S smuttiest comedy is coming to a city near you as part of a live tour.

A stage production of the ITV hit will be heading to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal next September.

Derren Litten has penned a new script for the show, which will then tour around the country. He said: “I’ve loved 10 years of writing Benidorm. But despite a successful writing career, I’m first and foremost a performer, so have always been frustrated I couldn’t hear the audience’s laughter.

“This tour of Benidorm Live will not only make a dream come true, but will also mean I no longer have to stand in strangers’ gardens listening at their windows at 9 o’clock on cold winter evenings.”

Actress Ashley Jensen, who is starring in Kay Mellor’s new series Love, Lies & Records, claims drama now gives the best representation of everyday life.Her new show is centred on the ups and downs of staff at a register office and features gritty topics such as blackmail, transsexuals in the workplace, sham marriages, tragic deaths and sex trafficking. Ashley, who appeared inand says: “The show is a reflection of society. Someone asked me the other day about reality TV and did I watch it and I had to admit I don’t.“They said: ‘Don’t you think it’s a reflection of the society we live in?’. I said: ‘No I don’t’ because quite a lot of it seems to me quite contrived. ERIC Pollard ends up in the line of fire after taking drastic action to save his home.He’s told by an old friend that his beloved Wishing Well is at risk. With this in mind, he agrees to pay a bribe to save it. But when it emerges the Dingles are now at risk of their home going, Eric (Chris Chittell) gets the blame. And Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) soon collars him in anger for what he’s done. See the showdown next Wednesday.

RECORD MAKER: Ashley, front, with her fellow cast