Original writers Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay will pen the new show, based on their 2010 stage production.

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But the writers, Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn - along with the music, cartoons and essential drama - remain the same.

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Co-writer Jonathan Lynn said the BBC had been given first refusal on the revival out of "courtesy", because it aired the award-winning original.

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