TV's Deayton back for BBC sitcom

Deayton was dismissed in October last year

TV host Angus Deayton is to appear in a BBC sitcom next year - 12 months after being sacked over revelations about his private life.

Deayton plays a beleaguered doctor in Nighty Night, a black comedy written and starring Julia Davis, on BBC Three.

Deatyon was fired from Have I Got News For You last year following a flurry of stories about his personal life.

He has been back on the BBC twice - hosting Before They Were Famous and a Comic Relief University Challenge.

He already has a sitcom pedigree from his days playing Victor Meldrew's dour next-door neighbour Patrick in BBC One's One Foot in the Grave.

Nighty Night, described as a West Country version of Fatal Attraction, features Davis as 20-something widow Jill Farrell, co-owner of a suburban beauty salon, who is obsessed with Deayton's character.

Davis co-wrote and starred in BBC Two's award-winning Human Remains alongside Rob Brydon.

Nighty Night also stars Kevin Eldon, Rebecca Front and Jeremy Swift.