A broadcaster it not yet attached to Old Baggage, and it’s not yet known whether Pepperdine or Scanlan will play Matilda in the series. The two women previously worked together on the BBC Four sitcoms Getting On – a satirical comedy set on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital – and Puppy Love, which follows two women at dog walking classes on the Wirral.

The Thick of It star Scanlan will soon appear alongside Emma Thompson and Jameela Jamil in the film adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s novel How to Build A Girl, while Pepperdine currently provides the voice of Jericha on the brilliantly filthy satirical advice podcast Dear Joan and Jericha.

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A new suffragette comedy TV series in the works and it sounds brilliant