Payne (TV series) Payne (TV series) Payne is an American sitcom based after the British program "Fawlty Towers". It starred American John Larroquette, who was also an executive producer for the series. "Payne" was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April 1999. The show also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla. Despite fairly positive reception, and receiving the blessing of John Cleese, who agreed to take a recurring role as the antagonistic rival hotelier if the show was renewed, "Payne" was quickly cancelled. Nine episodes were filmed; eight were aired. "Payne" was a remake of "Fawlty Towers",
Child Genius (UK TV series) subject. In October 2016, a celebrity edition aired on Channel 4 as part of "Stand Up to Cancer UK". Celebrities who took part were Aisling Bea, Alan Carr, Rachel Riley and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Child Genius (UK TV series) Child Genius is British reality competition series produced by Wall to Wall Media, broadcast on Channel 4. There have been five series, one broadcast each year since 2013. The show involves a group of child prodigies competing a series of tasks to gain the title of "child genius". Simon Blair acted as quizmaster for the first three series and since 2016, the