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"Ben Elton has written a new sitcom pilot for BBC One. Slings &amp;amp; Arrows is set in a health and safety department at a local council, and contains &amp;quot;a team of misfits who are hell bent on causing as much chaos as humanly possible&amp;quot;, reports Chortle. The Thin Blue Line&amp;#039;s David Haig will star as the department&amp;#039;s boss Gerald, described as an &amp;quot;exasperated everyman&amp;quot;. If the series is picked up, it will be Elton&amp;#039;s first British sitcom for seven years after the short-lived Blessed in 2005. The pilot will be recorded at Teddington Studios on Saturday (August 4), and will be directed by The Vicar of Dibley&amp;#039;s Dewi Humphreys. Ben Elton launched a new stand-up/sketch show in Australia, but it was axed after just two weeks due to poor viewing figures. Watch a clip from Ben Elton&amp;#039;s A Thin Blue Line starring David Haig below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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