Outrage as Channel 4 plans sitcom based on Irish famine

Channel 4 are planning to air a Shameless-style sitcom based on the Great Famine. 

Speaking to the Irish Times, screenwriter Hugh Travers revealed that he is writing the sitcom, Hungry, following an open commission by Channel 4, which allows him to write "any idea I wanted".

"Well, they say ‘comedy equals tragedy plus time," Mr Travers says.